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I was always told that the Liberty Bell had an inscription inside the bell. Apparently, the names of different people who helped fix the bell are there. Could you please check this out and let me know where I can look for a write up about it?
I roughly recall that the motto of the U.S. Postal Service is in part, "Neither snow nor rain nor dark of night . . ." How does the rest go? Who wrote it? And where does it appear?
How much does the Statue of Liberty weigh?
Why did Congress (in 1845) select the first Tuesday in November as Election Day?
Which Supreme Court justice has served the longest tenure in history?
Which vice president cast the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate? How many?
How many bathrooms are there in the White House?
Which state in the Union has the highest number of electoral college votes?
What candidate has run in the most U.S. presidential elections?
I can't find the war that the phrase "the shot heard 'round the world" refers to?
Who is the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court?
My friend says there was an emperor of the United States. What's the story with that?
When was the first Macy's Parade?
I wanted to know more about the submarine "The Hunley." When and where did it go down? Why?
Did anyone ever really escape from Alcatraz?
I am trying to find a map of the original 13 colonies.
Where can I find a list of the Speakers of the House have there been in the U.S. House of Representatives?
In what year did the federal government move to Washington D.C. from Philadelphia?
Where can I find official reports of coal mining accidents in the 1910's?
What does it say on the tablet the Statue of Liberty is holding?

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