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The Phunyun: UPDATE: William Penn Statue Torn Down, Fans Proclaim The Curse Is Overthrown
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WILLIAM PENN STATUE: The curse, the history, the legacy
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A Poem a Day
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A Look Back at the Curse of Billy Penn
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Curse of Billy Penn - Wikiwand
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Photos: The William Penn statue restoration is complete - Curbed
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Origin of Saint Valentine's Day - American Minute with Bill
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WILLIAM PENN STATUE: The curse, the history, the legacy
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History Engine 3.0
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WILLIAM PENN STATUE: The curse, the history, the legacy
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Open call for Tubman statue; Protesters disrupt Penn president's
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City Hall's William Penn statue cleaning to begin in May - Curbed
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Tower completed on Philadelphia City Hall William Penn statue
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Why the 'curse of Billy Penn' still looms large in Philadelphia - WHYY