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This week, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are tying the knot in (what they think is) the wedding of the century. “I think it’s gonna be like a Princess Di thing,” Sánchez’s brother said in March. Blasphemy! Anyway, if you know what city their nuptials are happening in, you’ll get at least one question correct.
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