America: Facts vs. Fiction

Season 1, Episode 5: The Inventors

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We don't always know the truth behind the inventors that create the devices we use every day. On America's Facts Vs. Fictions, learn that Thomas Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb and Benjamin Franklin never "discovered" electricity.

All Episodes - Season 1

Flying Machines
Episode 1
Flying Machines
 Founding Fathers
Episode 2
Founding Fathers
 Pilgrims and Witches
Episode 3
Pilgrims and Witches
 Trick or Treat
Episode 4
Trick or Treat
 The Inventors
Episode 5
The Inventors
 Presidential Conspiracies
Episode 6
Presidential Conspiracies
 The New World
Episode 7
The New World
 Roadside Stories
Episode 8
Roadside Stories
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