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"DC" Really Stands for Demon Cat... Which Haunts the U.S. Capitol

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"DC" Really Stands for Demon Cat... Which Haunts the U.S. Capitol

From the Mixed-Up Files of the Smithsonian Museum of American History: The Heist of 1981

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From the Mixed-Up Files of the Smithsonian Museum of American History: The Heist of 1981

The "Capitalsaurus": How a Dinosaur That Never Existed Became an Official Mascot of D.C.

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The "Capitalsaurus": How a Dinosaur That Never Existed Became an Official Mascot of D.C.

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La Dame qui Boite (The Limping Woman)

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