Benjamin Franklin

Happy 300th, big guy.

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jkottke says:

The patron saint of life hacks.
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Franklin's Restored London Home Unveiled 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

Benjamin Franklin's only surviving home was unveiled as a museum Tuesday, the 300th anniversary of the American founding father's birth.
Franklin lodged in the modest four-story brick building just off Trafalgar Square between 1757 and 1775, acting as a diplomat on behalf of American colonists. The house — which curators call the "first de facto U.S. Embassy" — was the site of many of the polymath Franklin's scientific experiments including the invention of bifocal glasses and the creation of an ethereal-sounding musical instrument, the glass armonica.

Conservation groups have spent several years and millions of dollars renovating the building, which includes a multimedia "historical experience," an archive of Franklin's papers and a student science center.

The museum was being launched later Tuesday with a gala dinner at the nearby Banqueting House. It opens fully to the public on Feb. 1.

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richard winchell says:

He said that the existence of beer was proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy. Amen, Ben!
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addadada says:

true..though, looking at this engraving of him and his bloated tummy, i'd say, he'd say, that the existence of FOOD was proof that god wants us to eat, eat, and eat!
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addadada says:

he's no brad pitt, though, he was considered a hottie...
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Mike Monteiro says:

Philly!!!!
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