Liberty was once brown
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Copper turned green over the decades.
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0:00 The Statue of Liberty was once brown.
0:02 It is made of copper,
0:03 and at first it gleamed like a fresh coin.
0:05 Over a few decades the copper reacted with
0:08 the air and grew a green coating called
0:10 patina.
0:11 That thin layer is exactly what gave the
0:13 statue its famous colour.