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TIL: There is a small island in Shrewsbury, MA that doesn’t belong to anyone in particular. One local man is crusading to name it Busta Rhymes Island. When asked why, he said it was because the island had “rope-swinging, blueberries, and … stuff Busta would enjoy”.

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