约翰亚当斯出生在农家，小名叫"胖大人"，因为他又矮又胖，但又喜欢别人尊称他。汤玛斯杰佛逊出生于上流社会奴隶主的家庭，长得又高又瘦。他们两个人有许多不同处，但都非常热爱他们的国家。这让他们在不同的从政时期成为最好的朋友和最差的敌人。

在1776年6月，两人被选为北美大陆国会的五人委员会的成员，负责起草独立宣言。从6月11日到27日，杰佛逊完成了草稿，再由亚当斯和富兰克林先审阅，然后才交由委员会审阅。6月28日，草稿提交给国会，并添加其他的条款。7月4日，独立宣言定稿，并正式公开宣布。来自费城的印刷商，约翰当列普出版了第一份独立宣言，被称为"当列普单面印刷版"，先存24份。

你知道亚当斯和杰佛逊在参与起草独立宣言时共同经历的小故事吗？

John Adams grew up the son of a farmer and was nicknamed "His Rotundity" because he was short and chubby and fond of formal titles. Thomas Jefferson was the son of an upper-class slave owner, and was tall and lean. They were different in many ways, but they shared a love for their country. It made them the best of friends and worst of enemies at different times during their political history together

In June 1776, both men were selected as members of the Continental Congress's five-person committee tasked with drafting the Declaration of Independence. Between June 11 and 28, Jefferson completed a working rough draft, which was then edited first by Adams and Benjamin Franklin, then by the entire committee. On June 28, it was presented to Congress, which then made a number of other revisions. On July 4, it was finished and independence was formally declared. A Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap, produced the first copies of the Declaration of Independence. They are now known as the "Dunlap Broadside" and only 24 of these original copies are known to exist.

Do you know what Declaration of Independence "trivia" both Adams and Jefferson share?

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