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TIL The Most Popular Song Played At British Funerals is Monty Python's “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life”

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AYVn TIL Chinese versions of Santa Claus often are depicted as playing a saxophone
KY9ZR TIL there are 78,000 people in the "Unorganized Borough" of Alaska, which has an area of 323,440 sq mi (still larger than Texas the second biggest state). This is equivalent in population to Chelan County, Washington, or one-twentieth of Manhattan, less than one square mile.
4y8w TIL there is a medical phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome, which is the spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at CPR. Some patients are known to make a full recovery.
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yQPQX TIL a guy in Canada built an underground nuclear fallout shelter out of 42 school buses encased in dirt and concrete.