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15,000 items
Each working day the Library of Congress receives about 15,000 items and adds more than 10,000 to its collections — the largest library in the world.
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Next evidence →55 languagesEach Voyager Golden Record carries greetings in 55 languages, natural sounds, music, and a printed message from President Carter — selected for NASA by a Carl Sagan–led committee.

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