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the original battery that shocked monks, killed birds, and basically invented saving electricity for later
chain shockNollet jolted 200 monks holding hands at once
two inventorsDiscovered twice in 1745, named for neither
hand discoveryInventor felt the jolt through his own body
static storageFirst device to hold a charge before batteries existed
franklin's toolHelped prove lightning was electricity, kite included