Promethium, element 61, is named for the Greek god Pro-metheus, who, from mythology, stole fire from heaven. That iskind of neat right there. But, being a University of Illinois gradu-ate, I much prefer what element 61 was "first" called-Illinium,the first element to be "discovered" in the U.S. and the first tobe named after a state. Well, it turns out, it is kind of like someof our governors in Illinois-it had to be impeached!
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