Staying in one position for any length of time increases the risk that the lower legs, feet, or hands will swell because body fluid will normally move down a limb from the effects of gravity. Swelling can also be caused by heat-related problems, such as heat edema from working or being active in a hot environment.
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred (primarily) on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, representing the thirteen self-declared United States of America, endorsed the Declaration of Independence that ...
The original Declaration of Independence that was actually signed by Thomson and Hancock, however, was lost in the fever of Freedom. On August 2, 1776 the delegates returned to Philadelphia to sign a newly prepared Declaration of Independence and for some known reason Thomson was not invited to sign. 56 people signed total.