Reddit Reddit reviews Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Series)

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4 Reddit comments about Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: An Imponderables Book (Imponderables Series):

u/[deleted] · 13 pointsr/todayilearned

I remember reading this in an old trivia book, Why Clocks Run Clockwise, I think.

I just went searching for "VIIIIIX" and found this:
https://newgateclocks.com/store/information/roman4

And there's this explanation:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071006232417AAq5vYk

u/little_brown_bat · 1 pointr/todayilearned

I had read in this book that the reason paper cuts and other small wounds bug us so much is that because they are so small our brains go "that is too small to hurt me yet it does" and we end up subconsciously thinking about them more often or something like that.

u/CivilDiscussions · 1 pointr/todayilearned

I learned that when I read the book of the same title:

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Clocks-Clockwise-Imponderables-Books/dp/0060740922

Anyone else remember this book from 15+ years ago?