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TIL that the Soviet city of Pripyat- the location of Chernobyl- had a bronze statue of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind.

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x6e1b TIL: The Berenstein Bears and Berenstain Bears both existed
a8VJA TIL a 1980s arson spree in Boston was caused by police and firefighters protesting budget cuts
kOykg TIL in 1984 a pair of brothers were surprised when the fictitious, “Johnny Klomberg”, they made up for a Baskin Robbins free birthday ice cream list, received a Selective Service notice by mail a few years later reminding “Johnny” that he was almost 18, and it was time to register for the draft.
j6Npa TIL in 1908, the NYT reported a story on a dog that would push kids into the Seine in order to earn beefsteak treats for “rescuing” them.
wLpo7 TIL In 1972 Jackie Kennedy Onassis was photographed while sunning herself in the nude on husband Aristotle Onassis' private Greek island by a photographer using a telescopic lens on a fishing boat. Larry Flynt purchased them for his Hustler magazine in 1975 and it launched his magazine sales.