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TIL that it is illegal to die in Svalbard because the permafrost doesn’t allow the bodies to decompose. The dead or dying is transferred to the Norwegian main land.

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Avj4 TIL of the German word “Drachenfutter” (literally “Dragon Fodder”): the gift that a man gives his wife after he’s pissed her off.
e0Qob TIL Tencent owns 9% of Spotify. With the two partnering on Tencent Music in China
ADxPd TIL that the term "strafing" is a humorous adaptation of the German WW1 catchphrase "Gott strafe England" (may god punish England). The catchphrase derives from a hate song written by a jewish-german poet.
0dwnp TIL both the Japanese and Chinese patented the experimentation of female sperm for various reasons. The Chinese being for reproduction purposes; they experienced a breakthrough in 2018 when 29 baby mice were born from two female parents.
0dgV1 TIL that the 2013 Chevrolet Impala was the last American automobile to have a bench seat in the front.