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Who Was Benjamin Franklin?
After George Washington, Benjamin Franklin is considered one of the most important figures during the early days of the United States of America. He was a scholar, a writer, an inventor and a statesman. But did you know that he also tried to invent a new alphabet that eliminated "useless letters" and added new ones? And he also famously wrote an essay about flatulence...among many essays that he wrote - both under his own name and under pseudonyms.
Ben Franklin is often called "the first American" because he longed to unite the colonies and eventually break free from the English crown. He…
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