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TIL: Drumheller, Alberta boasts "the world's largest dinosaur statue", a 26.3 meter tall Tyranosaurus Rex statue. Just like the iconic T-Rex from the Fallout New-Vegas videogame, visitors can climb an internal staircase and view the surrounding desert through its mouth.

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