Guinness World Records sold to Ripley's owner
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The Guinness World Records brand, which  bills itself as the authority on record-breaking achievements,  has been sold to the company behind Ripley's Believe It or Not  museums, famous for their unusual exhibits.
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A 710-year-old copy of the declaration of human rights known as the Magna Carta  -  the version that became part of English law  -  was auctioned for $21.3 million, a Sotheby's spokeswoman said
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A painting by Francis Bacon sells for Â£14m at Christie's in London, a record for the artist.
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Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseballâs highest contract, finalizing his $275 million, 10-year agreement.
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By Rob Joesbury, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Sep. 15--Science Central is putting part of itself up for sale on eBay.
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A copy of the Magna Carta has been sold for more than Â£10m to an American tycoon
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Ilford Imaging, the world's largest producer of black and white camera film, is up for sale after going into administration.
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Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.
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One of the more unusual medals awarded during World War II -- given to a carrier pigeon parachuted into occupied France alongside British agents -- is to be sold, auctioneers said.
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The Guinness Book of Records officially recognises the speed record set by Nasa's X-43A hypersonic aircraft.
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A hand-written, illustrated book of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched a record 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at auction in London on Thursday, nearly 40 times its expected price.
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A CHEESE sandwich said to depict the face of the Virgin Mary has been sold on internet auction site eBay - for a whopping US$28,000 (Â£16,000).
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TechWeb - The installation of the &quot;life-sized&quot; wax figure in the famed Las Vegas Strip museum is the latest indication that the Xbox 360 game will smash game disc sales records.
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Some 60 objects that once belonged to silent screen icon Charlie Chaplin fetched over 100,000 Swiss francs (83,000 dollars, 62,000 euros) at auction in Geneva, the auctioneer Bernard Piguet has said.
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A portrait by 16th century artist Raphael that went for $325 four decades ago sold at auction on Thursday for a record 18.5 million pounds ($37.3 million).
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Going, going, gone. The massive 46-ounce Louisville Slugger used by Babe Ruth to drill the first home run in Yankee Stadium history was sold for a record $1.26 million Thursday to an unidentified private collector.
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The film has made record-breaking box office collections.