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TIL that Maurizio Cattelan, the artist who made the famous $120K duct-taped banana dubbed "Comedian," later made a fully-functional 227 lb 18k gold toilet dubbed "America". The toilet, estimated to be worth $5 million, was stolen the night after installation into Blenheim Palace in the UK.

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