Benjamin Franklin
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
Boise, Idaho
April 17, 2018 4:00pm CST
I have always been rather fascinated with Benjamin Franklin. I didn't know that he was actually one of 17 children.
He was a very busy man. An inventor who gave us not only the lightning rod and bifocals but the wood burning stove, the urinary catheter, the armonica, and, at just 11 years of age, he invented swim fins.
He died on April, 17, 1790 at the age of 84.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Apr 18
I have seen his grave in Philadelphia.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
17 Apr 18
@JohnRoberts , Really? It must have been quite emotional.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Apr 18
He was a leader in the revolution. I find him to be an interesting character.
