The Library of Congress is Full of Super Weird Stuff
Ridiculous History
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🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Since 1800, the Library of Congress has functioned as the national library of the United States. Don't let the name fool you -- this institution isn't just a bunch of dusty old tomes and long-forgotten letters from politicians. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore some of the weirdest things in the joint, from ancient cuneiform to human hair and, honestly, some stuff so lewd that we decided not to put it in the description.
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| 2:09.0 | Yeah, the library and sorts. He's the keeper of the ridiculous archives. |
| 2:14.0 | Mm hmm. Yeah, library of ridiculousness. These are things that exist. And I guess we do have archives now because we've been we've been doing this show for a minute. |
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