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The Smithsonian Institution is often called The Nation's Attic, because of all the treasures crammed into it ... which makes Wayne Clough, secretary of the Smithsonian, the crazy guy up
in the attic collecting everything. Since Clough is in charge of the nation's stuff that's _worth_ keeping we've decided to quiz him on the stuff that isn't — turns out
people are hoarding stuff so weird, even A&E wouldn't think to broadcast it. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.