A rare 1923 Leica camera became the world’s most expensive camera when it sold for €2.16 million at an auction in Vienna last Saturday.
An anonymous bidder won the German camera, which miraculously still works after almost 90 years, the Daily Mail reported.
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A crowd of almost 100,000 avid Manchester City fans gathered in the streets of Manchester to paint the town blue in a victory parade for the new Premier League champions.
And they certainly had cause to celebrate – Manchester City won their first title since 1968 after a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR on Sunday.
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Prince Charles might be set to become the King of Britain, but he played the role of weatherman during a recent visit to BBC Scotland’s head office in Glasgow.
The Prince and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were touring BBC Scotland’s studios to celebrate the station’s 60th anniversary, when they decided to have a go at presenting the weather, according to The Telegraph.
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It might look like a Ferrari and carry a similarly expensive price tag, but this vehicle actually runs on pedals, not an engine.
The “Fahrradi Farfall FFX” is the world’s most expensive bicycle with a price tag of £1.2 million, according to The Sun.
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Rio de Janeiro has surpassed Sydney as the world’s most expensive major city for a hotel stay, according to a recent study.
During the first quarter of 2012, the average cost of a night in the Brazilian city was £192.88, almost 50 per cent more expensive than during the same period last year, according to The Telegraph.
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After months of negotiations, it’s confirmed – Britney Spears has signed a deal to join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as a judge on the US version of The X Factor.
E! News confirmed Britney will get USD15 million for one season on the show.
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A painting by Russian-American painter Mark Rothko has become the world’s most expensive contemporary artwork, after fetching USD86.9 million at auction.
Orange, Red, Yellow was painted in 1961 and sold for the record price at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday.
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If you’re a fan of really good contemporary art, then the Bukowski Art Auction this May, could be something for you.
Featuring some big women artists, they’ve put the spotlight on the impact female artists have had on the art scene after breaking through the tough and long lasting male domination in the arts world. CEO of Bukowskis, Michael Storåker says, “The gender of the artist doesn’t matter to me. But looking at our auctions in recent years I can make the following conclusion: Fantastic women artists sell.”
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Action-adventure film The Avengers has smashed the US box office record for its opening weekend, raking in a massive USD200.3 million.
The previous US box office record holder for best opening weekend was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which opened in July 2011 and earned USD169 million in its opening weekend, according to the BBC.
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The gold-plated armoured SUV featured in the soon-to-be-released comedy film The Dictator can be yours for a cool USD500,000.
Ten of the Dartz Prombron Aladeen Edition SUVs, named after Sacha Baron Cohen’s character in the film, Admiral General Aladeen, have been put up for sale to the public, according to Daily Mail.
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