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Benjamin Franklin did not discover electricity, but simply discovered that lightning was electricity.

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He was nearly 80 and his grandson was with him.He didn't discover electricity . He just proved it was natural in nature. The ancients knew about electricity but never understood it..

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Ben did NOT invent electricity. He discovered it was natural in the environment and he was in his later years when he did this with his 8 year old grandson.

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