What couldn't--and didn't--Benjamin Franklin do? Here are some interesting facts about Franklin:
- Franklin's mother Abiah came from the Folger family. One of their descendants was to later found the Folgers Coffee Company.
- Franklin witnessed the first manned balloon flight in France.
- Franklin conceived the idea of daylight savings.
- Some of Franklin's inventions include: lightning rod, Franklin's stove, bifocal glasses and the urinary catheter. He did not like patenting inventions. He thought that his inventions gave him an opportunity to serve the society.
- Franklin is the first most common name for cities incorporated in the United States. Clinton and Washinton follow.
Source: M. Oak
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