On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite into a lightning storm to test his theory that lightning was a form of electricity. 

<p>On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite into a lightning storm to test his theory that lightning was a form of electricity. </p>

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