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Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Arnaldo Teodorani
Producer - Jennifer Da Silva
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/
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