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Here are eight fascinating and fun facts that you didn’t know!
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Fact 1 — The front entrance of the MGM Grand features a bronze statue of a lion that weighs in at 100,000 pounds, making it the largest bronze statue in the U.S. |
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Fact 2 — Bellagio’s stunning lake, site of the world-famous and innovative choreographed fountain show, holds 19 million gallons of water from Bellagio’s private well. |
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Fact 3 — Luxor Hotel and Casino is modeled after the Great Pyramid of Giza. Interestingly, the extraordinary Sphinx at Luxor is 35 feet taller than the original in Cairo. |
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Fact 4 — The Mirage’s new Cirque du Soleil show, LOVE, features music from the legendary Beatles. This amazing show consists of 60 talented artists from 17 different countries, ranging in age from 9 to 71. |
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Fact 5 — Excalibur offers several unique ways to wed, including a choice of 16 different medieval costumes to wear while getting hitched. Last year alone, the wedding chapel at Excalibur held 2,500 weddings, 600 of these were medieval themed. |
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Fact 6 — Aureole at Mandalay Bay, a four-diamond award winner every year since opening, is famous for its 10,000-bottle capacity, four-story wine tower. By August 2006, Aureole had opened an amazing 750,000 bottles. |
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Fact 7 — The Sirens of TI, a mythic battle between pirates and sirens that is performed outside of TI four times a night, features a ship, The Bull, which “sinks” during each show. At press time, the ship has been sunk an amazing 19,222 times. |
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Fact 8 — The cityscape in front of New York-New York has famous landmarks – including the Statue of Liberty, which is an exact copy of the original, measuring 150 feet from base to torch. |
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