stackyFACTSSunscreen is for peasants, but if you're riding South Africa's most obscenely luxurious rail line, you let precious metals protect your skin.
Sunscreen is for peasants, but if you're riding South Africa's most obscenely luxurious rail line, you let precious metals protect your skin. The iconic Blue Train, historically a playground for diamond magnates and kings, featured windows that were genuinely tinted with real gold dust. It was an incredibly expensive, wildly unnecessary way to deflect the harsh African sun while billionaires drank vintage champagne without squinting.
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