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October 24, 2006
A three-year-old boy was trapped in a vending machine trying to get a stuffed replica of Sponge Bob. He entered through an opening in the machine and eventually freed himself with the help of the Antigo Fire Department. The boy, Robert, was accompanied by his grandmother, Fredricka Bierdemann, and three siblings.
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October 19, 2006
An American tycoon who owns a Picasso painting, with an estimated value of $138. 26 million, was forced to pull out of a deal to sell the painting after he punched a hole through it with his elbow. According to BBC, Steve Wynn was showing his guests "Le Reve" (The Dream) in his office in Las Vegas when he accidentally hit the painting with his elbow.
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October 17, 2006
Artist Picasso's famous "Dream" painting was poked with a hole the size of silver dollar by Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn. He had accidentally elbowed the multimillion dollar canvas. Wynn had just sold the painting for $139 million to another collector when the incident occurred while he was showing the painting to friends at his Las Vegas office.
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October 6, 2006
Money was no object as fans showed their love by paying top dollar for Star Trek memorabilia on Christie's auction of items from the cult television and movie franchise. An online bidder paid $132,000 for a model of the Starship Enterprise E, a whopping jump from its $8,000 to $12,000 pre-sale estimate.
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August 2, 2006
Topics beer, ice, water, aim, dollar, dream, chocolate, cool, afp, coffee, germany and alcohol
To obtain a different cool taste and global appeal, a Greenland brewery has declared it will make beer with pure water from an ice cap. "This is an old dream finally coming true," Greenland Brewhouse co-owner Steen Outzen told AFP Wednesday. "Our aim is to make a unique, very high-quality beer. "
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