The Most Brazen Scam of All Time: How a Con Artist Sold a Fake Country

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I would love to sleep with cheetahs. Omg! It would definitely be ticked off my bucket list, for sure. Just to be able to touch them, cuddle them, feel and hear them purr. wow! Just...wow!
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