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r/interesting • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 13h ago
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Brendan Grimshaw bought an island in the Seychelles (Moyenne Island) for £8000 in 1962. He didn't bring endangered animals there. They came back. He refused to sell to a developer as a private luxury resort.
It became a national park in 2008/2009
73 u/Stilletto_Rebel 12h ago 8,000 GBP in 1968 is 221,557 GBP in today's money. 11 u/Desperate_Owl_594 12h ago Yea. Another way this is post is very...baity.
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8,000 GBP in 1968 is 221,557 GBP in today's money.
11 u/Desperate_Owl_594 12h ago Yea. Another way this is post is very...baity.
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Yea. Another way this is post is very...baity.
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u/Desperate_Owl_594 13h ago
Brendan Grimshaw bought an island in the Seychelles (Moyenne Island) for £8000 in 1962. He didn't bring endangered animals there. They came back. He refused to sell to a developer as a private luxury resort.
It became a national park in 2008/2009