The activated ability is also a nice way to stop an artifact from being permanently exiled by something like Crush Contraband or Ravenform
Rushing River (Invasion/Planeshift/Apocalypse) Why bounce just one creature when you can bounce a second for the cost of a land

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The copy of Pyromancy 101 created by the granted activated ability can't be taught after it resolves
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