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TIL that Jay Z while celebrating his fifth year wedding anniversary with Beyonce bought a $4 million private island in Bahamas for his family.

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4XAk5 TIL that Disneyland has its own color called "Go Away Green"—a shade that's meant to help things blend in with the landscaping. Go Away Green is a gray-green (and kinda bluish) shade, tested and formulated to blend in well among almost anything: concrete, landscaping, the sky, you name it.
wo6D6 TIL that a full-time banker played at the 2010 World Cup. New Zealand's Andrew Barron featured as a substitute in their match against Italy, becoming the first non-professional footballer to participate in the tournament
Mp7a TIL A Michigan Police Officer bought a car seat for a man’s daughter instead of giving him a ticket.
4X9A5 TIL that there are whales over 250 years old. For comparison, “Moby Dick” is 168 years old.
Ypwgd TIL the Darien Scheme in 1698 was Scotland’s sole attempt at colonization. The effort failed but cost £400k (£71m inflation-adjusted) – about 20% of the nation’s capital. It crippled Scotland’s economy and was a major factor in its Act of Union with England in 1707, thus forming the United Kingdom.