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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Nodebunny on 2025-05-15 15:10:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the Magna Carta of 1215 introduced legal principles like due process, trial by jury, and limits on arbitrary authority, ideas that later influenced multiple amendments in the U.S. Constitution.