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Chances are, if you’ve been to Europe, or live in a city with a lot of gothic architecture, you’ve seen these freaky sculptures hanging out, looking all spooky. Makes you wonder what the point of them are. As it turns out, they have a couple of cool jobs, an interesting history and take many forms.
For example, to prevent the stone from eroding off the side of your newly built, gothic cathedral, these guys were your downspouts.