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This is how a 32-foot-tall concrete bear holding a pillow is built

When Florentijn Hofman decided to build a 10-meter tall pillowing-clutching bear in Slotervaart neighborhood in Amsterdam, he also chose to film its construction. Additionally, the bear is named "Steelman" despite its ursine persuasion. Some things just don't need explaining.

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