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TIL one of the top 10 most secure places in the world is a unique multi-storey car park in Derby, England. The architect designed it in response to his car window being broken and his stereo stolen. Other entries in the top 10 include Fort Knox, Air Force One, and Saddam Hussein’s Baghdad bunker

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