A bookshop owner from Houston, Texas emerged as the only and winning bidder for the 3-inch (8 cm) strand of hair of Bolivian icon, Che Guevara, auctioned by the Heritage Auction Galleries in downtown Dallas for a staggering price of $119,500. The 61-year-old Bill Butler placed his order by telephone, claiming he wanted to display the hair of the Bolivian icon as a main attraction in his bookshop.

A man broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment carrying a three-foot sword on Thursday to attack but got the shock of his life when he became the victim himself. Her girlfriend's roommate turned out to be a sword collector herself. She grabbed Elvis Javier Polanco's sword and defended the attack. Polanco got cut in the arm during the attack.

Over one hundred Elvis impersonators have taken part in a "walk" on a plane event to raise money for charity. Some 109 Elvis crooners performed at Gatwick Airport in London, England to create a new world record. They have also set a new world record for the largest number of Elvis impersonators in one place.

eBay, the online auction web site, is famous for postings of hard to find and collectable merchandise. Items to tickle the fancy of the oddest collectors, such as celebrity-chewed bubble gum, photographs of a still living Elvis, and even random pairs of old underpants, can be bought for a price. Yet, one Michigan woman attempted to sell the mummified remains of a human on eBay, causing the auction giant to yank the item. The mummy was confiscated by Clair County medical examiners on Tuesday, and Michigan officials are attempting to determine the origins of the remains. Lynn Sterling, the entrepreneurial woman responsible for the posting, told police officials that she had acquired the mummy for an old friend who had worked on a demolition project 30 years ago. Lynn stated that she had spoken with an attorney regarding the matter before posting the remains.

According to the National Geographic and new evidence, it is now believed that the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker may be living in the panhandle of the state of Florida. The birds, once believed to be extinct, may actually still be living in Florida, surviving along the Choctawhatchee River. The report was made available from scientists on Tuesday in the scientific journal, "Avian Conservation and Ecology. "