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TIL that in China you need to fill out paperwork and get government approval if you want to be reincarnated.

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OoNVL TIL that William Blake's poem "Jerusalem", considered the unofficial anthem of England and used in numerous English and British events, is inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus travelled to what is now England and visited Glastonbury
vPdg8 TIL The French cartoonist Nadar was the first person to take aerial photographs, shooting from a balloon, and the first to take photographs underground, taking pictures of the Paris Catacombs.
BrbMk TIL about the shrike, also called the "butcher bird" due to its eating habits!
VpN8 TIL that over 50 WWE wrestlers that competed in 1990s are now dead
yVyoV TIL Toronto Zoo asked visitors to stop showing cellphone videos to the animals