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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/waitingforthesun92 on 2024-04-01 19:39:25.

Original Title: TIL that in 2023, a 45-year-old Belgian man named David Baerten faked his own death, but then showed up to his own funeral to teach his family a “life lesson.” He was reportedly dismayed that his family had grown apart.