BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: GLIMPSES OF THE MAN

Put up by the Franklin Institute Science Museum, this site will make you feel like you traveled back to middle school (and its writing style reinforces that), back when you actually remembered facts about our Founding Fathers. Yes, we all know the bifocals thing and the electricity stuff, but what about the odometer? And his tenure as an ambassador? Okay, so you might not be interested, but at least pass on the URL to your cousin -- he might have a history test coming up.