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TIL that it’s illegal to die in Longyearbyen, Norway. The climate is so extreme that permafrost doesn’t allow bodies to be buried or to decompose, preserving pathogens/viruses for centuries. Dying residents are taken to Norwegian mainland over 2000 km away.

by /u/ApprehensiveWill1 in /r/todayilearned

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