stackyFACTSOwning a very specific piece of dirt entitles you to free cash. Historical peanut quotas meant only certain plots of land were allowed to grow the crop. When the rules changed, the owners of those historical quotas were bought out with massive annual checks, essentially paying them for ancient farming history.
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