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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #461: The Association of Dead People.
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The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People was founded by Lal Bihari, an Indian farmer whose family bribed the police and government officials to declare him legally dead, so that they could take his land and property. To prove he was still alive, he had his wife apply for a widow's pension (which was denied); repeatedly tried to get arrested (so police would have to admit he's alive), and held his own "funeral." However, it still took 18 years for the government to finally correct his legal status. He was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for his struggles in 2003.
August 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM