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TIL because of JFK's assassination, US Presidents are no longer allowed to drive on public roads after they've taken office. Even after out of office.

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b97Dj TIL: 90% of wealthy families lose their fortunes in three generations
awj1o TIL the Quaker Oats company isn't Quaker and never was, they picked their name based on a religious stereotype about Quakers being honest in business
AD70l TIL Scientists say schools in China should further increase outdoor time, including recesses, in order to reduce the risk of near-sightedness. In some parts of China, 90 per cent of high school graduates have nearsightedness
EOD0 TIL that Stand on Zanzibar, a book written in 1969 and set in the year 2010, predicted that world will have by 2010 a popular world leader named President Obomi, and that school shootings would be prevalent, among other near-accurate predictions.
awJyL TIL in 1999 Kevin Smith joined in a protest against his own movie Dogma, and was even interviewed by the local news under his friends name, Bryan Johnson.