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Benjamin Franklin: Facts & Related Content
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Also Known As | Richard Saunders • Silence Dogood |
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Born | January 17, 1706 • Boston • Massachusetts |
Died | April 17, 1790 (aged 84) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania |
Title / Office | Continental Congress (1775-1775), United States |
Founder | American Philosophical Society |
Awards And Honors | Hall of Fame (1900) • Copley Medal (1753) |
Subjects Of Study | lightning rod |
Role In | American Revolution • Constitutional Convention |
Did You Know?
- Benjamin Franklin invented his own phonetic alphabet.
- Benjamin Franklin wrote a satirical essay on improving the odor of flatulence.
- Franklin never patented his inventions.
- Benjamin Franklin took "air baths", sitting naked with the windows open.
- At 16 years old, Benjamin Franklin became a vegetarian but later abandoned the practice.
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