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A Look Back at the National Zoo Sign from 1943 and the Lion Statues in House of Cards

  • Published March 4, 2015
sign at the National Zoo
Take a look back at the amusing sign posted at the National Zoo in 1943 and the history behind the lion statues in the opening credits of House of Cards. Source: Library of Congress.
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Here is an amusing (though I don’t believe intentionally) sign that was posted in the National Zoo. The photo was taken in May of 1943. This reminds me of the crazy post we did a while back on the woman who jumped into the lion pit.

sign at the National Zoo
sign at the National Zoo

Source: Library of Congress

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Speaking of lions, how about some history behind the lion statues in the opening credits to House of Cards?

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