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TIL after Zaire (now the Demоcratic Rеpublic of Congo) were eliminated from the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the team wanted to keep the complimentary BMW bus they were given to use during the tournament. They tried to return home from West Germany on the bus, but were stopped before leaving the country

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