stackyFACTSReal estate is a hilarious scam. Based on Manhattan's absurd property values, the 843 acres of Central Park are estimated to be worth over $500 billion, easily dwarfing the $7.2 million (about $150 million adjusted for inflation) the US paid Russia for 370 million acres of Alaskan wilderness.
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