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The lord who rode zebras to Buckingham Palace

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Nothing screams 'I have too much wealth' quite like domesticating a notoriously aggressive savannah animal just for a joyride. Lord Walter Rothschild famously rode striped beasts to Buckingham Palace just to flex on everyone. Unsurprisingly, zebras have terrible temperaments and zero interest in cooperating, making this transit method purely an exercise in extreme stubbornness.

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