October 31, 2005

Untrue Facts About Benjamin Franklin Nos. 8-11

Oh, we got a backlog today. And, surprisingly, I'm not really all that bored of this joke yet. I know, I know -- or, rather, "know, I know" -- I'm shocked myself.

• 8. Benjamin Franklin invented the cheeseburger.
• 9. Benjamin Franklin wrote the original screenplay for Doom.
• 10. Benjamin Franklin was one of only a few men to win both the WWF and WCW Championships.
• 11. Benjamin Franklin not only invented the Jersey Devil story, he enjoyed devouring livestock.

Happy 300th birthday, Ben! From now until Jan. 17, we're counting up from 1 to whenever we get tired of it with a list of untrue facts concerning one Benjamin Franklin, founding father and the greatest UNION SEPTA conductor this city's ever had.

The information in "Untrue Facts About Benjamin Franklin" is culled from all sources except the three books this city will be (allegedly) reading as part of "One Book, One Philadelphia." The first entry in the series is here.

Posted by D-Mac on October 31, 2005 11:26 AM
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