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Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - he "financed the final years" of the American Revolution," turned down an appointment as first Treasury Secretary and recommended Alexander Hamilton, and subsequently served time in debtors' prison.

Famous colonists who lived in Pennsylvania included Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father), Thomas McKean (signer of Declaration of Independence and 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania), Robert Morris (Financier of the Revolution), Thomas Paine (invented the phrase "United States of America"), Arthur St. Clair (judge and general), James Wilson (lawyer and signer of Declaration of Independence), and Peggy Shippen (Benedict Arnold's wife).

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  1. Chuck Low, who plays the pestering wig salesman Morrie Kessler in Goodfellas, was Robert De Niro's real estate agent before the film.

  2. Chris Pine is a legacy of Hollywood actors. His father, Robert Pine, played Jim Halpert's dad on the office and Zack Morris' dad on Saved By The Bell. His grandma, Anne Gwynne, was one of the first "scream queens"

  3. Robert Morris, "Financier of the American Revolution" and signer of Declaration of Independence, went bankrupt speculating on land and spent 3 years in debtors prison. In 1801 Congress bailed him out.

  4. Robert Morris University officially recognizes gaming as a sport and offers an athletic scholarship to League of Legends players

  5. Robert Morris University offers athletic scholarships to League of Legends players, and considers LoL a varsity sport.

  6. Chicago's Robert Morris University offers League of Legends scholarships

  7. There were six people who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. These people were George Read, Robert Morris, George Clymer, James Wilson and Roger Sherman.

  8. Robert Tappan Morris created the first Internet Worm by accident trying to "Gauge the size of the Internet." He is the first to be convicted of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

  9. Certain schools, like Robert Morris University, offer video game scholarships for League of Legends

  10. Robert Morris University is the first US university to offer scholarships for e-sports (League of Legends)

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