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TIL that William Whipple, who signed the US Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing, saying, "I hope it will be the means of dispensing the blessings of Freedom to all the human rac (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mr. Whipple's proposed constitutional amendment, "Thou shalt not squeeze thine Charmin," was not as enthusiastically received by the founders.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The ladies who purchased his goods were quite fond of kneading of the stroft paper, and indeed, Whipple himself, to his dismay and their merriment, at time succumbed to its temptation!