ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Herostratus

Herostratus was a very naughty boy who wanted to be famous. He didn't care how he became famous, he just wanted everyone to know him. So he decided to do something very bad. He burned down a very special building that was very old and very important. People were very angry with him and he got into a lot of trouble. But something weird happened because of his bad deed. People couldn't stop talking about him, even though he did something very bad. Lots of people heard about what he did and even talked about him for a very long time. So, Herostratus became famous like he wanted to. But we should remember that we should never do anything bad to become famous, it is always better to do good things that help people.
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