Yes, You Can Put A Price On Freedom (Or At Least The Paper It's Printed On)

A rare 710 year old copy of the Magna Carta sold for $21.3 million on Tuesday. Considered among the most important historical documents and the basis for both the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, it was valued for less than this shit piece of art. That is seriously fucked up.

The document was bought by a Washington businessman who said he was determined to see it remain in the United States, where it has been on display at the National Archives and Records Administration since 1988. Of note, it is the last remaining copy in the United States as well as the last in private hands.

The Magna Carta established the rights of the English people and curbed the power of the king. The record for a document or manuscript at auction is held by Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" manuscript, which sold for $30.8 million in 1994.