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SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 04: A snow sculpture of the Great Sphinx of Giza is displayed at Odori Park on February 4, 2008 in Sapporo, Japan. The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival takes place from February 5 to 11, with 2 million tourists expected to visit the festival. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 04:  A snow sculpture of the Great Sphinx of Giza is displayed at Odori Park on February 4, 2008 in Sapporo, Japan. The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival takes place from February 5 to 11, with 2 million tourists expected to visit the festival.  (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)