*whispers* Just like Balto.
Once upon a time, Steven Grant Rogers was a little shrimp who lived in Brooklyn.
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He lived alongside his best friend Buckwald* and a deep-seated desire to punch bullies in the face.
*Real name James Buchanan Barnes, truest name Bucky.
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Eventually, young Steven grew up to be a muscular hunk of patriotism.*
*With a lil' help from a super-soldier serum.
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And 75 years after his creation by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Steve "Captain America" Rogers is getting his very own statue in Prospect Park, the beautiful park at the heart of Brooklyn.
USA Today broke the news in an exclusive this morning.
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