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The Strange Files

No, Sharknado Isn't Real. But This Sculpture is now a Protected Landmark

Apr 01, 2022
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In case you were wondering, that fish embedded in the roof of this Oxford, England building is not the result of a Sharknado.

It's a twenty-five foot sculpture installed years ago by an American ex-pat named Bill Heine, who was inspired by the sound of American warplanes flying overhead in 1986 on their way to bomb Libyan terrorists.

Heine thought the sha…

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