As Denver International Airport celebrates its 24th year in operation, it added an interesting interactive display to its main terminal that is turning travelers’ heads and causing all kinds of surprising reaction.

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The cheeky animatronic gargoyle is a nod to the wild conspiracy theories about the airport over the years and welcomes passengers to “Illuminati headquarters, I mean Denver International Airport,” the statue quips. It not only jokes with the passing visitors, but stuns those who are unaware that it talks.

The airport produced a video showing travelers’ reactions.

The airport said the gargoyle is there "to clear the air on all the conspiracies at DEN," according to the Denver Channel.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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