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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to the Stupid Distruman. I'm your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Cap Pound. Today we're talking about the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian

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<v Speaker 1>Institution exists because of a man who never even visited America.

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<v Speaker 1>In eighteen twenty nine, English scientist James Smithson left his

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<v Speaker 1>fortune to the United States to create an establishment for

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<v Speaker 1>the increase in diffusion of knowledge. Congress accepted the unusual gift,

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<v Speaker 1>and in eighteen forty six President James K. Polk signed

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<v Speaker 1>the Act creating the Smithsonian Institution. Today, the Smithsonian includes

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one museums, the National Zoo, Librariy's research centers, and

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<v Speaker 1>more than one hundred and fifty million artifacts, from dinosaur

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<v Speaker 1>fossils to the Wright Brothers airplane to Dorothy's ruby slippers.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a bad gift from a guy who never even

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<v Speaker 1>set foot here. This has been the stupid histry Mint

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm kept Pound. This podcast is a production of

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<v Speaker 1>Unfiltered Studios. If you would like to know more about

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<v Speaker 1>joining Unfiltered Studios, please visit our website at unfpod dot

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