A Secret revealed

I took my time machine back to May 16th, 1785, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the office of the president of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin.

We got to talking. After about a half hour, Franklin commented that he noticed I have a hard time looking people in the eye. I agreed. He asked me why it’s so difficult for me. I said I didn’t know.

Franklin sat in reflective thought for a moment. Then he revealed that he was terrified of ducks. He said he purposely never visited the local park because they have a pond that is said to be heavily populated with ducks.