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Comment by gpvos | original | Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal notice found on roof tile
[−]gpvos · 2026-11-15 Sun 12:58 UTC · link
Probably the first one then, electricity was still in the research stage at that time.
[−]smelendez · 2026-11-15 Sun 13:24 UTC · link
The parent comment was a pun on discharge but incidentally Ben Franklin is often called the first electrician and credited with coining the term.