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TIL that there are currently 3 places in the world where it is illegal to die.

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XBJP TIL that during the Three Mile Island incident, the government considered sending in terminally ill cancer patients to release a manual valve in the reactor
78n7r TIL Kermit the Frog's name in most of Hispanic America is la rana René (René the Frog), while in Spain, he is named Gustavo.
NKnE TIL there is a glacier called “Blood Falls” in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding.
KO784 TIL that hundred thousands of kudzu plants were planted in the US South to fight erosion. The vine can spread over one foot a day and spread through runners, rhizomes and by vines that root at the nodes. It is now overtaking entire areas, outcompeting all other plants including trees
mL7P TIL that the medieval French Chapelle de Bethléem has been restored with grotesques referencing popular culture, including Gremlins and Alien.