Benjamin Harrison

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Nicknamed “Little Ben” due to his short stature, Benjamin Harrison was America’s 23rd President. However, this intelligent man had a strange phobia. It was electricity which made Mr. Harrison a tad jumpy. Despite his fears, his presidential term paved the way for developments in electrical conduction. Harrison himself proposed the installation of electric lighting in the White House. Ironically, he refused to turn on the lights due to a fear of the electricity surging through them.