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TIL two brothers inherited one of the Hawaiian islands, Niihau, and have turned down all offers to sell including $1 billion from the U.S. government

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mxMGE TIL the Ashera is the world's most expensive domestic cat. The cat was developed by a British businessman in 2007 by cross-breeding two wild cats and a domestic cat. The size of a small dog, the Ashera can sell for as much as $125,000.
OEl7 TIL that Medieval European stained-glass windows contain tiny gold particles, which when energised by the sun’s rays, create a magnetic field that destroys air-borne pollutants.
ZGLo TIL Jimmy Carter’s beer-chugging redneck younger brother Billy licensed his name to a beer brand in 1977. “Billy Beer” failed spectacularly because it was so awful. Billy said it was the reason he quit drinking.
VBXQ4 TIL Ancient Greeks referred to Subsaharan Africans as Aethiopians, meaning “burnt-face people”. Aethiopia referred to all of the inhabited land found to the south of Egypt. The Greek historian Herodotus stated, “the men are taller, handsomer, and longer lived than anywhere else.”
Xv98 TIL the Irish ‘Tri-colour’ flag symbolizes the struggle that was once in Ireland. Green represents the Catholics, orange represents the Protestants and white represents the hope for peace between both sides.