Most people think of the Founding Fathers as heroic warriors, outstanding scholars, and highly educated men — which they were, of course. But there was so much more to them. You might have stayed interested in American history as a school kid if you knew the humanizing factors of the men who founded America.

Scroll through the gallery this Fourth of July — and get to know America’s Founding Fathers better than ever.

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