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Benjamin Franklin's Phonetic Alphabet - Jimmy Stamp, Smithsonian

Benjamin Franklin was many things. Politician, scientist, inventor, printer author, he was a visionary whose ideas helped shape America. But he also had some notions that, while founded...

Ben Franklin: Connoisseur of Fart Jokes - Lucas Reilly, Mental Floss

Benjamin Franklin was many things: printer, inventor, postmaster, turkey-zapper, constitution-signer, and connoisseur of fart jokes.The founding father fancied flatus. So much, actually,...

5 Historical Myths About Real Scientific Discoveries - Lauren Davis, io9

Scientific discovery may require reason, rationality, and a firm handle on the facts, but science history has its share of myths, urban legends, and tall tales. Thought experiments are...

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