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What was the main tool involved in the accident leading to Braille's blindness?
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Screwdriver
Knife
Stitching awl
Answer
Stitching awl was the primary tool involved in the accident that led to Louis Braille's blindness. At the age of three, Braille was playing with his father's tools in his workshop when he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with a stitching awl. The injury became infected and spread to his other eye, resulting in the loss of sight in both eyes.
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