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Today I learned Hawai'is royal necklace "lei Niho Palaoa" were made using a whale tooth and braided human hair. These lei were responsible for representing Hawaiian Royalty and politics. Lei were made from hair braids that were sometimes 1700 ft in length

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jZxR TIL that until 2006 U2 paid no tax in Ireland due to an exemption for artists. When the exemption was capped at $315,000, the band moved its accounts to the Netherlands, rather than face a multi-million tax bill for album sales and royalties.
dX5B TIL that Nigeria has overtaken Ireland in Guinness sales and is the number 2 consumer of Guinness world wide
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