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[โ€“] JoYo@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

the "founding fathers" of the US were all in their early 20s.

[โ€“] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 52 points 2 months ago

A few were, not all, in 1776 -

Thomas Jefferson was 33 John Adams was 40 George Washington was 44 Samuel Adams was 53 Benjamin Franklin was 70

[โ€“] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is false. Ben Franklin was nearly 70 in 1776. Only a handful were even below 20, let alone early 20s.