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TIL the U.S. pays the Cuban government $4,085 annually in rent for the 45-square-mile naval base at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. has leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba for more than 50 years. Cuba has refused to cash the checks because it hasn’t recognized the legitimacy of the lease.

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