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  • ANGEL DÍAZ

    Madrid

Updated Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 11:00

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In 1784, being ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin published a satirical report entitled An Economic Project . Ironically, the inventor of the lightning rod urged Parisians to get up early to take advantage of the sun and save money on lighting. That is, in oil and candles. To this end, he proposed that the churches ring their bells at dawn. “What if it weren't enough? Cannonballs be fired on every street!” As a good enlightenment, Franklin took jokes very seriously, and

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