TIL it is illegal to die in Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway. Anyone who is dying is asked to leave for the mainland. Burials are also illegal due to the permafrost and any bodies are shipped to the mainland for burial.

https://businessday.ng/bd-weekender/article/longyearbyen-the-town-where-it-is-illegal-to-die/
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