http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged not die en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 23:16:54 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mayor-of-small-italian-town-orders-residents-not-to-die/ THE mayor of a small town in southern Italy has forbidden residents to die, because there is no cemetery for them to be buried in. Giulio Cesare Fava, the mayor of Falciano del Massico, located about 30 miles (50km) north of Naples, southern Italy, issued the order earlier this month stating, "it is forbidden for residents ... to go beyond the boundaries of earthly life, to go into the afterlife." So far only two residents have disobeyed the edict, ... ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:43:06 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mayor-of-small-italian-town-orders-residents-not-to-die/