Benjamin Franklin:

Were it not for the odiously offensive Smell accompanying such Escapes, polite People would probably be under no more Restraint in discharging such Wind in Company, than they are in spitting, or in blowing their Noses.

— Benjamin Franklin Early Modern

Electricity experiments, founding father

Context

From 'A Letter to a Royal Academy' (also known as 'Fart Proudly')

Date / Period

c. 1781

Source

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Verification

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Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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