A man who bought a $4 painting for the frame made $2.4 million after realizing that an original copy of the Declaration of Independence was hidden inside.
TIL in Haiti's 1805 constitution, white men were banned from owning land, and all citizens were defined as black. This came shortly after a successful slave revolt and independence. : r/todayilearned
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TIL the most expensive work sold by a living artist is a sculpture by Jeff Koons. 'Rabbit' was sold in 2019 for 91 million dollars. : r/todayilearned
Man Found a Declaration of Independence Inside a Painting