<p> The fun stuff you learn by watching late night TV: Conan O'Brien, who originated his show out of Chicago this week and brought a giant bobble-head version of the host to town, attempted to install the 30-foot high monstrosity outside a major art museum, the Art Institute of Chicago. Curators were not amused. Take a look:</p> 
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The fun stuff you learn by watching late night TV: Conan O'Brien, who originated his show out of Chicago this week and brought a giant bobble-head version of the host to town, attempted to install the 30-foot high monstrosity outside a major art museum, the Art Institute of Chicago. Curators were not amused. Take a look:

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