An unassuming scrapbook buried inside the archives of Sandwich, England turned out to hold quite a treasure: an original copy of the Magna Carta from 1300, one of just several that have survived all these centuries.
The Magna Carta Project announced the discovery this week, after verifying the tattered page found in December was indeed the real deal. It appears a British Museum official had compiled the document in a scrapbook in the late 1800s, which was then placed in the archives. There, it remained forgotten until now.
via Gizmodo
Image: Sandwich Town Council
