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TIL In Romania, there’s a cemetery called the Merry Cemetery where the graves have colorful crosses and funny carvings. It celebrates life instead of focusing on death.

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LQRlr TIL that in 1917, under orders from Surgeon General Rupert Blue, cigarettes were included in the ration kits for every fighting man in the US Military.
XEGrD TIL of the Killers of Eden, a group of Killer Whales, known for their cooperation with humans between 1840 - 1930 who would assist whalers in hunting baleen whales.
Zpjpv TIL the temples and theaters of Ephesus, in ancient Turkey, were once accessed via a Mediterranean harbor. The city’s main thoroughfare, Harbor Street, led directly from the waterfront. Sadly, centuries of silt buildup have left these historic structures stranded about 3 miles inland.
N7D9N TIL in 1992, a SEAL team performing reconnaissance for the Somalia invasion was ambushed by over 400 journalists camped out on the Mogadishu coastline. Lights from the flashing cameras nearly caused a devastating wave of supressing fire from Navy vessels.
ROR1 TIL of January Schofield, who knew the alphabet when she was 13 months old, spoke full sentences at a 1-½ years and was tested with a 146 IQ by the age of four. She was also suffering from hallucinations, incredibly violent and diagnosed with child-onset schizophrenia