Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.Over the years, the Declaration of Independence may have picked up an unintended revision: an extra period. That may seems small, but one scholar think fixing that mistake would give us a new perspective on the document’s self-evident truths.