Stone Cold Prank?

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A statue in Palencia, Spain, was recently restored if you can even use that word. The original was a stone carving of a smiling woman in a head covering. The new one looks like a clay figure from a PBS Special. Or, according to some, President Trump.

Images of this “restoration” went viral on Facebook and many are asking why the government would pay someone to do this. It seems like a prank. Clearly, somebody was trying to get away with it unnoticed but the Internet noticed.

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