I must admit that I'm a sucker for conspiracy theories. I suppose it comes from my overactive imagination. I've spent time studying events like the Kennedy assassination or organizations like the Illuminati and secret bases like Area 51. I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to these kinds of things.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that I really enjoyed the movie National Treasure staring Nicholas Cage. The movie is an embodiment of all that I love in a good conspiracy. Why am I talking about it now you ask? The movie has been out for several years you say. Yes, that is true, but it's on TV tonight.
So of course give the allegations in the movie, I've done a little digging. I didn't find much on a hidden map, but I did find some obscure facts about the Declaration of Independence. Here are a few of them -
A bargain hunter bought an original copy of the Declaration of Independence at a flea market for $4 and sold it for $8 million.
Richard Stockton was the only one that ever recanted his oath (after he was captured by the British)
Thomas Jefferson called Americans "subjects" but changed it to "citizens"
There is a hand print on the document. (No one is sure how it got there)
It was not written on paper or hemp. It was written on parchment. (basically treated animal skin)
It was penned with iron gall ink, which is made by combining fermented oak marble galls with ferrous sulfate.
Kinda cool huh?
-Red
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Email Jeff at author@jeffjake.com
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