Did you know that during the American Civil War, both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis wrote letters to the Pope trying to get him on their side? These letters are now stored in the Secret Vatican Archives, deep beneath the surface of Vatican City.

What else does the Catholic Church keep in these archives? And what are some other mysteries surrounding the smallest country in the world?

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