› added 11 months ago

111

TIL many clocks and watches that use Roman numerals use IIII instead of IV for four, and no one is certain as to why

Read more mentalfloss.com

via reddit.com

DGej TIL The Department of Veterans Affairs still pays a pension to one surviving daughter of a Civil War veteran.
ByKL TIL that ALL restaurants (11) from Season 2 of Kitchen Nightmares are Closed. And 43 of 75 Restaurants from the show are Closed.
rNYle TIL That there was a plan to overthrow FDR by top business leaders when he first got elected because of his New Deal.
JdZ8 TIL That after being mistaken for dead, dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel was shocked to read his obituaries, one of which dubbed him “The Merchant of Death”. He thought to redeem himself by donating his wealth in trust to celebrate life achievements. The Nobel Prize
gMdL8 TIL In 1936, Pennsylvania placed a 'temporary' tax on all alcohol sales to help out victims of the Johnstown Flood, and that tax is still charged.