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The U.S. Constitution
When the Constitution was sined, the U.S. population was 4 million. Philadelphia was the largest city with a population of 40,000.
The U.S. Constitution has 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world.
The Constitution was "penned" by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania assembly clerk. He was paid $30.
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