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Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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Born 17 January 1706 · Died 17 April 1790 · Q34969
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In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.
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“[t]hey resolved last spring to eat no more lamb; and not a joint of lamb has since been seen on any of their tables ... the sweet little creatures are all alive to this day, with the prettiest fleeces on their backs imaginable.”
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“In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.”
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“new Places of worship were continually wanted, and generally erected by voluntary Contribution, my Mite for such purpose, whatever might be the Sect, was never refused.”
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“... A certain quantity of heat will make some bodies good conductors, that will not otherwise conduct ...”
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“Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress”
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“Eripuit fulmen cœlo, mox sceptra tyrannis”
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Gestión: La reflexión detrás de la frase del político y científico Benjamin Franklin: “Nunca arruines una disculpa con una excusa”
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The Times of India: Quote of the day by Benjamin Franklin: 'Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety' and a lesson on ...
Public attention spiked: 25,461 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 5,449, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: topRemoved a line about Ben Franklin inventing the first newspaper chain. He was one of the first who invested in multiple papers, but couldn't find source to p
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Benjamin Franklin once said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A newspaper clipping accurately quotes antisemitic comments by Benjamin Franklin in 1787.” Unfounded.
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Fox News: On this day in history, January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father, is born in Boston
Popular Science: Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters
AP News rated the claim “Walt Disney will replace Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. $100 bill.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Walt Disney is replacing Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill.” Originated as Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “The face of Walt Disney will replace Benjamin Franklin's on the $100 bill in 2023” Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey — not the bald eagle — to be on the Great Seal of the United States.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Ben Franklin once wrote, "Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Benjamin Franklin once said: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Benjamin Franklin said: "Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are"” Misattributed.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Upon his death, Benjamin Franklin bequeathed $2,000 each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia to be invested in community philanthropic initiatives 200 years later.” True.
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Dollars) each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, in trust to gather interest for 200 years
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Quotes Benjamin Franklin as saying "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."” Pants on Fire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Benjamin Franklin said it was the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Unproven (retired).
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Workmen restoring the building dug up the remains of six children and four adults hidden below the home
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As part of a bicentennial celebration, Congress dedicated a 20-foot (6 m) tall marble statue in Philadelphia's Franklin Institute as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial
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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth and the 200th anniversary of his membership of the RSA
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The oceanographer and cartographer Matthew Fontaine Maury noted that while Franklin charted and codified the Gulf Stream, he did not discover it:
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By Franklin's great-grandson Alexander Dallas Bache of the University of Pennsylvania, the law of the effect of heat on the conduction of bodies otherwise non-conductors, for example, glass, could be attributed to Frankl
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To persuade most scientists to believe Huygens's theory
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Died 1790-04-17.
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“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
“Early to bed and early to rise | Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
“Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade”
“A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks”
Career landmark: Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention (1787–1787).
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Career landmark: President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (1785–1788).
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Career landmark: United States Ambassador to Sweden (1782–1783).
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Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1781).
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Career landmark: United States Ambassador to France (1778–1785).
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Career landmark: United States Postmaster General (1775–1776).
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Career landmark: Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1764–1764).
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Career landmark: member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1764–1764).
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“Discourse on Christian Union”
Won Copley Medal (1753).
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“Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion”
“A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain”
Studied at Boston Latin School (1714–1716).
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Born 1706-01-17.
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