As no one told me shit..........i have to do my own research........i was an illegitamte child........maybe he wanted me to be like James Smithson.........................for whom the SI is named........who was the illegitamte kid of a British lord......who donated his fortune to a country he never went to..........

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Smithsonian Institution Offices

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Museum in Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Wikipedia

Address: 600 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20002

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Customer service: 1 (800) 766-2149

Founded: August 10, 1846, Washington, D.C.

Subsidiaries: National Museum of Natural History, MORE

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