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TIL On the Island of Svalbard in Norway it is illegal to die. If you're about to die they fly you back to main land norway to die there. This is due to the permafrost on the ground which causes the bodies to be unable to be buried safely.

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l0J1 TIL Mohammed declared in a charter, that Muslims were to protect Christians until the end of the world. Christians weren’t to be persecuted in Muslim countries and wouldn’t be drafted into the military.
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dQmQ TIL the term “Glory Hole” originated in glass blowing. It is the hole providing access to a furnace used to reheat a piece of glass in between steps in the process.