There are 25 versions of Rodin's 'The Thinker.' The Cleveland Art Museum version was bombed on March 24, 1970...

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Happy B-day Rodin! There are 25 versions of Rodin's 'The Thinker.' The Cleveland Art Museum version was bombed on March 24, 1970 by a radical political group to protest Vietnam, which caused irreparable damaged. The bomb, placed on a pedestal had the power of about three sticks of dynamite.

stick noun [ C ] (THIN PIECE)

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a thin piece of wood:

The campers collected sticks to start a fire.

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A stick is also a long, thin handle with a specially shaped end, usedesp. to play hockey and lacrosse.

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A stick can also be a long, thin piece of something:

sticks of dynamite

a stick of chewing gum