6-foot Abe Lincoln wax statue melts, detaches head, leg, and foot during Washington heatwave.

A wax sculpture of Abe Lincoln melted under Washington's extreme heatwave, with the head, leg, and foot detaching from the torso. The six-foot tall statue, installed on Garrison Elementary School campus, was intended to draw attention to Civil War history and its aftermath. The heatwave caused the artwork to gain popularity on social media as people joked about the melting president.