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Hello, communicators:

Social media is buzzing over the sudden removal of a mysterious monolith in Utah. The column sparked online conversation and headlines after it was spotted on Nov. 18, The New York Times reported—and 10 days later, it was gone.

As theories fly and headlines continue over the mysterious sculpture and its absence, Burger King’s social media team quickly stole a bit of the limelight:

who did this pic.twitter.com/6ukko8wxfr

— Burger King (@BurgerKing) November 30, 2020

ok, this is getting out of hand pic.twitter.com/Q7qxq39qqE

— Burger King (@BurgerKing) November 30, 2020

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