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celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 7 Mar

On Sunday March 8th we spring forward again. At 2a. we will lose an hour, and it will go on that way until November 1st. Interesting that Benjamin Franklin proposed the idea in a 1784 essay he wrote. The modern concept is,...

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Was There Anything Benny Didn't Invent?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 25 Nov 23

He was a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. In 1968 Benjamin Franklin was inducted posthumously into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. His various inventions...

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Ol' Benajmin Franklin had a few skeletons in the basement

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 12 Nov 19

Nope, I'm not saying that wrong. I know the saying is "a few skeletons in the closet", but in this case I really mean the basement. Of course, the basement of his London home used to be a garden, and probably was in the days he...

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Old Ben Franklin

John Wilson Murphree Jr. @JWMURP (51) 7 Dec 17

“Benjamin Franklin,,,(January 17, 1706,,, – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was "the First American".A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political...

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founding father of america

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I am surprised that my son chose this book

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 13 Jul 17

In this summer vacation, my son's teacher required them to read a book in English. Of course there are many famous novels but I know my son's taste. Something like Jane Eyre, Gone with the Wind, Little Prince etc. will not be...

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Bought a new mouse mat..

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 16 May 12

is that what you call it? Since it is like a place mat under a mouse. it's shaped like a hundred dollar bill with Benj Franklin's face- quite creepy.. staring at me..

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face lift of Benjamin Franklin in the bill

siaosong @siaosong (165) • United States 29 Jun 10

Benjamin Franklin just got a face-lift in the C-note. It is interesting to do this. Do you do similar things in the currency of your country?

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After I got Release.......

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 3 Dec 08

They sent me over to talk to Benjamin Franklin, He was going to give me advice on how to stay out of trouble. Well, He was not talking much at all.... Check out Benjamin Franklin's photo....

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