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TIL As gifts for the US Bicentennial in 1976, France showed famous works in US Museums, Britain gifted a golden, jewel-encrusted replica of the Magna Carta, Norway built a Sports Center, Japan built a huge theatre and donated 50 Bonsai Trees. Spain gave two statues. Canada gave them a scrapbook.

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