Giant Floating Head

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In this April 22, 2013 handout photo provided by Marist College crew coach Matthew Lavin, a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass is seen floating in the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Officials at the college in say their crew team was practicing earlier this week when the coach spotted a large object floating near the river's west bank. He hooked a rope to it and towed it to the team's dock on the east bank. (AP Photo/Marist College, Matthew Lavin, HO)

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