243. MYSTERY: The Skeletons in Ben Franklin's Basement

(You might not want to let your kids hear the second half of this one, after the ad break!) Ben Franklin had a few skeletons in his basement. And also in his closet. Happy Independence Day, gang.

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Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-benjamin-franklins-basement-filled-with-skeletons-524521/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/ben-franklins-bones-preview/1999/

https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/the-house-benjamin-franklin/craven-street-bones/

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/skeletons-in-ben-franklins-basement.htm

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/skeletons-in-ben-franklins-basement.htm

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-1-200-buried-bones-in-the-benjamin-franklin-house

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/the-chilling-story-behind-the-skeletons-in-benjamin-franklins-basement/

https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/06/benjamin-franklins-battery-of-lovers/

https://www.ranker.com/list/benjamin-franklin-private-life/katia-kleyman

https://historydaily.org/ben-franklins-sexploits

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