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TIL: There is a real life "Death Note", where Japanese women wish how and why they want their spouse’s to die.

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yVZpX TIL As a tribute to John Lennon after his murder in 1980, Queen released the song “Life Is Real”. Freddie Mercury wrote the song to capture the essence of John’s work, with a melancholy piano arrangement and deep lyrics.
dDnM7 TIL that in 2022, Indian conmen streamed a fake cricket tournament to scam betters. The field was just a barren lot, the crowd was pre-recorded, the players were local villagers wearing counterfeit Indian Premier League jerseys and a soundalike imitated the IPL's real commentator.
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