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25 unknown facts about Thomas Jefferson

Apparently the third president harvested opium and had a pet mockingbird named Dick

Ben Franklin, pop culture darling

Ben Franklin, pop culture darling

The founding father who keeps popping up (but was cut from “Hamilton”) is arguably our true national treasure

Ken Burns on the flawed Ben Franklin

Ken Burns on the flawed Ben Franklin

PBS' two-part documentary shows our country's most relatable Founding Father – statesman, inventor ... rascal

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Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

If we are reckoning by money, Benjamin Franklin — the man on the $100 bill — is 20 times as important as Abraham Lincoln, 100 times as important as George Washington and 10 times as important as Alexander Hamilton, notwithstanding "Hamilton." This is bad math, of course, because there is…

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‘There are times when I feel lonely’: Elon Musk opens up in interview that touches on personal life

The Tesla founder shared his thoughts on Putin, Benjamin Franklin and why the US’s ‘ancient leadership’ showed humans shouldn’t live forever in new interview

The Independent UK

When do the clocks change in the UK – and what started the annual ritual?

British Summer Time begins again at 1.00am on Sunday 27 March, with the nation losing an hour of potential lie-in

The Guardian - UK

Clocks going forward has nothing to with farmers - it's about saving money

Idea is said to have been first proposed by American scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin in 1784

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Why France helped the Founding Fathers

Why France helped the Founding Fathers

Benjamin Franklin knew how to exploit France's snuff craze to get the funds and weapons the Continental Army needed

Financial Advice from America's Founding Fathers

Financial Advice from America's Founding Fathers

Kiplinger presents timeless personal finance wisdom from the Founding Fathers, echoing much of our own advice.

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