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TIL Current and former presidents are prohibited from driving on public roads, even after leaving office.

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eQpb TIL of the Baining people of Papua New Guinea, who are known as the dullest culture on Earth. They abhor the concept of play, have no stories or myths and almost no art. Their lives are exceedingly dull and mundane and centered around work.
5VXvQ TIL that, despite there having been nearly 20,000 Major League Baseball players over 150 years, the number 89 was not worn until 2020
GYbyG TIL that Indian Special Forces helped capture and return UAE's Princess Latifa after she escaped from the UAE and was seeking political asylum
Me65b TIL that the last Salem Witch Trial actually took place as late as 1878 - it was a civil court case in which Lucretia Brown accused Daniel Spofford of using mesmeric mental powers to harm her. Both followed the Christian Science religion, which includes a belief in mesmerism. The case was dismissed.
BJxr TIL that red eyes appear in photographs as a result of light reflecting off the blood vessels inside the eyeball.