The Many Pseudonyms of Benjamin Franklin (opens in new tab)

Benjamin Franklin was a polymath with many interests, but one of the most enduring was writing. The Founding Father was never shy about giving his opinion on anything and everything, and often peppered his opinions with something to make the reader laugh. He wrote a scientific letter about farting to poke fun at the pretentious Royal Academy of Brussels. But Franklin didn't use his own name all the time. He first used a pen name as a teenager to get his essays published in his older brother's...