GonzoVeritas@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 1 year agoTIL 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 racen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 racen.wikipedia.orgGonzoVeritas@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareArugulaZ@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMr. Whipple’s proposed constitutional amendment, “Thou shalt not squeeze thine Charmin,” was not as enthusiastically received by the founders.
minus-squareDMBFFF@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe 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!
Mr. Whipple’s proposed constitutional amendment, “Thou shalt not squeeze thine Charmin,” was not as enthusiastically received by the founders.
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!