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The Saudi Royal Family throws lavish sex parties involving alcohol and drugs, despite enforcing strict Sharia Law within their country.
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A garbageman from England won the equivalent of $15.8 million from a lottery, 10 years later he was caught for stealing $17 worth of sandwiches. He had blown his wealth away throwing lavish parties, hookers and cocaine.
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If you hit a hole-in-one in Japan you must throw a lavish party for your friends, which has led to the advent of hole-in-one insurance.
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The Great Gatsby was almost titled “Trimalchio in West Egg, based on an ancient Roman fictional ex-slave who came into money and threw lavish parties, but his wife and publisher convinced him to call it The Great Gatsby.
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Japanese golfers who hit a hole-in-one are expected to pay for lavish celebrations, leading many to buy insurance policies worth thousands of dollars in case they get lucky. The trend has been accompanied by suspicions that a golfer may invent a hole-in-one just to claim his party insurance.
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The Thirteen Club was created in the 1880s by William Fowler to debunk the fear of the number 13. They would gather on Friday the 13th and celebrate by smashing mirrors, walking under ladders, and chowing down on 13 courses at lavish dinner parties.
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Nicolas Fouquet was imprisoned by King Louis XIV for throwing lavish parties of which the King was jealous.
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In 1971 the Shah of Iran threw himself the most lavish party in modern history
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Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking threw a lavish party in 2009, complete with printed invitations, for future time travelers. Hawking only announced the party's date, time and location AFTER the party ended. Sadly, no one came, proving that time travel is not at the moment possible.
