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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-03-21 02:20:46+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Benjamin Franklin never patented any of his many inventions, writing that “as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously.”