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Ben Franklin's Bones

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Ben Franklin's Bones

When human bones were found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin's London home, people wondered if he had a dark side. The remains weren't victims of violent acts, however; they were used in an anatomy school that helped shape modern medicine.

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