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Podcast: Stuff You Should Know
Episode: Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
Published on April 7, 2024
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Johann Gutenberg and his Bible
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Um, it's actually served as the site, the storehouse for some like truly valuable stuff, um, like the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, um, the Gettysburg Address, a Gutenberg Bible, um, the Magna Carta, actually during World War II, England's like, hey, can you hang on to this for us, 'cause the Germans are really like up our butts right now?
The hosts refer to the Gutenberg Bible as one of the historically significant items that were temporarily stored in Fort Knox for safekeeping during World War II. This mention illustrates the security measures at Fort Knox, as the Bible is used in the context of discussing the valuable documents and artifacts held there.