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Nov. 20, 2020

Fri. 11/20 - Did Ben Franklin Want to Replace the Eagle With the Turkey as the National Bird?

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Did Ben Franklin really think the turkey should replace the eagle as America’s national bird? Analyzing the microbiome of Leonardo DaVinci’s drawings. And scientists who have figured out a way to rewind cellular aging in humans.

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Links:

  • Should the Turkey Replace the Bald Eagle as the National Bird? Ben Franklin Thought So (Discover Magazine)
  • From Benjamin Franklin to Sarah Bache, 26 January 1784 (National Archives)
  • The microbiome of Da Vinci's drawings (Phys.Org)
  • In a First, Scientists Say They've Partially Reversed a Cellular Aging Process in Humans (Science Alert)
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