The Library of Congress
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt
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🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:07.0 | The Library of Congress was originally intended to be the Library of the United States Congress, |
| 0:12.0 | but over two centuries since its founding, |
| 0:14.0 | it has evolved into something much grander |
| 0:17.0 | covering almost every subject in language imaginable. |
| 0:20.0 | Learn more about the Library of Congress, |
| 0:22.0 | why it was established, and how it works on this |
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