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

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kJ1og TIL Blue whale poop is bright neon orange, from the shells of the krill the whales eat.
m1jMo TIL that a wealth of fossilized footprints newly discovered since 2009 suggest humans arrived in North America at least 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
pY6jp TIL that Ozzy Osbourne is a genetic mutant. The musician has several gene variants that "we've never seen before," said geneticist Nathaniel Pearson, who sequenced the rocker's genome, including variants that could impact how Osbourne's body absorbs methamphetamines and other recreational drugs.
woYr8 TIL about Lord Sedley, a prominent member of Charles II court, who was fined for getting naked and performing obscenities on a balcony in 1663, only to pay his fine with the kings money.
D1YpJ TIL that a hydra, a freshwater cousin of the jellyfish, can survive being chopped in a blender. Its pieces will crawl their way back toward each other to reassemble as a complete organism.