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Two life-size bronze sculptures of Indian rhinoceroses flank the entrance to Harvard’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Sculpted by Katherine Lane Weems and unveiled on May 12th, 1937, the 3-ton rhinos, affectionately named Bessie and Victoria, overlook the internal courtyard of the Bio Labs buildings. Weems was also responsible for the ornate carvings on the entrance doors and the Read more...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio grew up in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born Warren Wilhelm Jr in New York City in 1961, he changed his name later in life, adopting his mother’s maiden name, de Blasio. The family lived in Rowayton, Connecticut for the first few years of his life, before moving to a Victorian house at Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg lived in suite H-33 of Harvard University’s Kirkland House. He created the early Facebook website here in 2004 while in his sophomore year. Read more...

Ben Affleck’s childhood home is on Cottage Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read more...