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Recognizable across the globe with its famous crack, the 250-year-old bell is remarkably frail for its size. The metal is far from pure. Rather, it is a mixture of various metals, voids and contaminants, intermingled "like a piece of fruitcake," said Karie Diethorn, Supervisory Museum Curator at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The park is operated by the National Park Service.

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