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TIL there was a period when in Mexico graves were for subscription. Stop paying and your ancestors will be dug up

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wPn8 TIL that actor Paul Marcarelli - the Verizon Wireless “Can you hear me now?” guy - told “The Atlantic” magazine that the catchphrase plagues him so much that someone even said it to him at his grandmother’s funeral as her casket was being lowered into the cemetery plot.
rRD8e TIL that 'Karens' will always be 'Karens'
69Em7 TIL Filial Responsibility Laws exist in over half of US States which financially obligate adult children to pay for for their indigent parents food, clothing and care, regardless of estrangement. If children refuse, the state will bring legal action to recover the cost of providing care.
54BR TIL Germans have a tool which breaks eggs perfectly called a Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher.
6ELD7 TIL in a 2016 UK National Lottery draw, 5 of the 6 winning numbers were multiples of 7. As many people consider 7 a lucky number and selected these numbers, the prize money for picking 5 winning numbers ended up less than the prize money for those that picked 3.