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Thread #90385   Message #1712645
Posted By: mack/misophist
07-Apr-06 - 02:06 PM
Thread Name: Smithsonian Institute.. info ?
Subject: RE: BS: Smithsonian Institute.. info ?
Trivia: Mr Smithson - an Englishman - willed the money that was used to build the Smithsonian Institution. The sum was so large that Parilament passed a law making the transfer illegal. IIRC, the cash had to be smuggled out and it took years to finish the job.