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TIL some watches with Roman numerals on the watch face use IIII instead of IV

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MpbA TIL that spanking children makes them MORE likely to be defiant to their spanking parent. It also makes them more likely to have anti social and mental issues.
ZpaWa TIL Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French, was a made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire her aid to the British during the First World War. Eugénie de Montijo donated her yacht to the war effort and funded hospitals in France.
1alVV TIL that Kurt Vonnegut adopted his sister’s three sons after she died of cancer two days after her husband died in a train accident.
ZpY6v TIL Louis Braille faced resistance towards and doubts about his writing system for the blind, called Braille. His school burned books he and his classmates had transcribed into Braille, since the school thought that the effectiveness of Braille was a threat to their revenue.
BgQWL TIL that the United States has over 350 languages.