According to Discovery News, new evidence shows that Christopher Columbus traded cheap brass shoelace tags for gold when he and his crew arrived in Cuba. Lead researcher Marcos Martinón-Torres claims that Columbus and his crew knew what they were doing when they ended up getting the better end of the deal. Gold was fairly in abundance in Cuba at the time.

A 200-year-old pair of false teeth that belonged to the Archbishop of Narbonne went on display at the Museum of London Friday. Archaeologists found the teeth in the coffin of the archbishop, Arthur Richard Dillon, while digging at the St. Pancras graveyard, where the Channel Tunnel's new rail terminus will be built. The dentures, which are made of porcelain and contain gold springs, were still sitting in Dillon's mouth. It is thought he may have purchased them from Nicholas De Chemant, a prominent Parisian dentist.

Gold can be worth a hefty sum of money especially if it's by royalty. A rare gold coin commissioned by Britain's King Charles I has been sold for over $305,000 at an auction. The rare item - produced between 1642 and 1644 by the king's Dutch designer Abraham Van Der Dort and worth $4 when it was minted - has become the most expensive item of legal tender ever sold in Britain.

In a country where most of the people are living below the poverty line, gold teeth is certainly a no-no among government personnel. Tajikistani president Emomali Rakhmonov is set to ban state employees from wearing gold teeth to improve his country's image.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's 2001 Lincoln Town Car garnered a $73,200 price tag during a charity auction held on eBay Inc. 's Web site. The earnings of the sale will benefit Girls Inc. , a nonprofit New York group that provides educational and recreational programs for girls ages 6 to 18 in high-risk areas.