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Sep 25, 20232 minNERD ($70,000 – $80,000)In 1950, Dr. Seuss used the word "nerd" in his book "If I Ran the Zoo," possibly marking its earliest appearance in print. The book...
Sep 13, 20232 minAND WAVE ‘EM LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE ($90,000+ USD)On September 13, 1969, a Rock ‘n’ Roll tradition was born at a music festival held at Varsity Arena in Toronto. When festival host Kim...
Sep 13, 20232 minPUCKER UP ($100,000+)On February 12, 2013, Thai couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat attended an event organized by Ripley's Believe It or Not! in Pattaya,...
Sep 5, 20232 minGOODY TWO SHOES ($130,000 – $175,000)“The History of Little Goody Two Shoes” was published in 1765 and was intended as a moralistic tale for children. The story revolves...
Aug 30, 20232 minTHE GREAT STORK DERBY OF TORONTO ($110,000 – $150,000)On October 31, 1926, a wealthy Canadian lawyer named Charles Vance Millar, died. A 72-year-old bachelor with no children, Millar...
Aug 27, 20232 minTHIRSTY ($90,000 – $102,000)On April 1, 1979, Andreas Mihavecz, an 18-year-old bricklayer's apprentice in Austria, was mistakenly placed in a holding cell following...
Aug 25, 20233 minHEY BILLY, SAY CHEESE ($65,000 – $75,000)In 2010, while browsing at a junk shop in Fresno, California, an old photograph caught Randy Guijarro’s eye. He paid two dollars and...
Aug 16, 20232 minTEN% ($60,000 – $75,000)Once upon a time, 3 men who worked together at a company called Atari, decided to start their own company. On April 1, 1976, they signed...