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There is much money given to be laughed at, though the purchasers don't know it witness A.'s fine horse, and B.'s fine house.

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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Ben Franklin
The First American
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Poor Richard
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