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Madame Tussauds

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Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. It used to be called "Madame Tussaud's", but the apostrophe is no longer used.[1][2] Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in London. It has waxwork displays of historical and royal figures, film stars, sports stars and infamous murderers.

References

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  1. Rothstein, Edward (24 August 2007). "Ripley's Believe It or Not — Madame Tussauds". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-12.: "Madame Tussaud (who gave the attraction its now-jettisoned apostrophe) ..."
  2. Times Online Style Guide — M Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine: "Madame Tussauds (no longer an apostrophe)."

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