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TIL that Benjamin Franklin published a yearly almanac called Poor Richard’s Almanack. The publication was extremely popular, selling 10,000 copies per year, making Franklin rich. In 1735, upon the death of his brother, Franklin sent 500 copies to his widow so she could make money selling them.
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TIL that during a meeting between Grover Cleveland and James Roosevelt, Cleveland said to Roosevelt’s accompanying son, Franklin, “My little man, I am making a strange wish for you; that you may never be president of the United States.” The young Franklin Roosevelt became President 45 years later.
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