Iraqi Gives $3.2-Million ‘Tip’ to Belly Dancer
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi man spellbound by a belly dancer’s movements threw a million-dinar check--worth $3.2 million at the official exchange rate--at her feet, Al Jumhuriya newspaper said Thursday.
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