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Walt Disney wasn't replacing Ben Franklin on the $100 bill.

Is Walt Disney Replacing Ben Franklin on the $100 Bill?

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Jordan Liles
Jan 24, 2023 According to a report, the bill change was happening "in celebration of the 100th anniversary of ...
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Benjamin Franklin: A penny saved is a penny earned.

Did Ben Franklin Say 'A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned'?

Written by:
David Emery
Dec 27, 2022 Versions of what is probably Benjamin Franklin's most famous saying were in print years before h ...
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Benjamin Franklin's house near Trafalgar Square in London

Were Human Remains Found in Ben Franklin's London Home?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec 25, 2022 It's not for the reason you might be thinking.
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Did Benjamin Franklin Want a Turkey, Not a Bald Eagle, on USA's Great Seal?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 23, 2022 The bald eagle "is a bird of bad moral character," the Founding Father once wrote.
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Michele Bachmann: 'This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again'

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David Mikkelson
Jun 8, 2014 During a Fox News interview, did Michele Bachmann say the U.S. could 'use a President like Benja ...
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The Origins of Daylight Saving Time

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Kim LaCapria
Apr 3, 2005 Why do we fiddle with moving our clocks forward and back one hour twice a year?
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Benjamin Franklin Said to 'Question Authority'?

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Kim LaCapria
May 22, 2016 We were unable to locate any evidence that Benjamin Franklin ever said it was the first responsi ...
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Founders: Removal from Office Is Not the Only Purpose of Impeachment

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The Conversation
Oct 2, 2019 The Founders explained that impeachment was intended to have many important purposes, not just r ...
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Gadsen Flag

Yellow Gadsden Flag Carries a Long and Shifting History

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The Conversation
Jan 8, 2021 Often, people use a flag not because of what is explicitly displayed, but because of what the pe ...
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Person, Human, Text

Did Ben Franklin Leave $2,000 Each to Boston and Philadelphia?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 10, 2021 The inventor clearly had a lot of faith in the future of the U.S.
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According to memes Benjamin Franklin once said beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Did Ben Franklin Say 'Beer Is Proof that God Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Happy'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Apr 11, 2022 The passage about God, beer, and being happy has for years appeared in internet memes, on bar si ...
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Ben Franklin once said the quote without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.

Did Ben Franklin Write About Freedom of Thought and Speech?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 19, 2022 A quote-meme was shared on Facebook that claimed Franklin once talked about the importance of "f ...
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In 1789 Benjamin Franklin wrote the future famous quote 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.

Did Ben Franklin Pen the Famous 'Death and Taxes' Quote?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 20, 2022 The quote about nothing being certain in life other than death and taxes has recently been attac ...
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