Did You Know

 Did you know, Ben Franklin bequeathed Philadelphia and Boston $2000 each with the codicil  it was not to be used for a hundred years or distributed for two hundred. The money to be loaned to and invested in  young  tradesmen and apprentices.

*Thanks to EC for today's history trivia.

 

Did You Know

Did you know, Benjamin Franklin was one of the first proponents of fresh air to fight colds and other 'corruptions' in the air? He and John Quincy were once traveling together and had to share a bed at an inn. Adams wanted the window closed and Franklin wanted it opened. Franklin coaxed him to open it by expounding on his theories of cold, air, perspiration and respiration. Adams was so entertained he fell asleep in spite of the open window.
Information gleaned from David McCullough's John Adams.