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Dean Mayhew gets his tattooed Tesco clubcard QR code scanned at the cash register in Horsham, England . Mayhew previously kept forgetting to bring the card when going shopping, so he got the card tattooed in Chessington, in the U.K, on July 16, 2022. (SWNS/Zenger)

Man Gets Tesco Clubcard Tattooed On His Arm As He Kept Forgetting It At Home

Dad-of-seven Dean Mayhew, 30, said he thought about the tattoo for several months before deciding to go under the needle.
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Han Solo's 'BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster' that was featured in the 1977 sci-fi classic A New Hope will go up for auction from August 26-28, 2022. The estimated price for the memorabilia is $300,000 - $500,000. (Rock Island Auction Co., SWNS/Zenger)

Han Solo’s Original Star Wars Blaster To Break Hollywood Auction Records

Rock Island Auction Company are set to host the sale of the ‘BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster’ during their August 26-28 event.
The post Han Solo’s Original Star Wars Blaster To Break Hollywood Auction Records appeared first on Zenger News.
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A rare 100-year-old piece of Louis Vuitton luggage is being sold at auction on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The case was originally bought in 1984 for $14 and is now worth more than $5,000. (Steve Chatterley, SWNS/Zenger)

Battered Storage Box Bought For $14 Turns Out To Be Rare Louis Vuitton Case Worth Thousands

Melissa, 56, is now selling the 100-year-old luggage to protect it from her rescue cats.
The post Battered Storage Box Bought For $14 Turns Out To Be Rare Louis Vuitton Case Worth Thousands appeared first on Zenger News.
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People look at new Volkswagen cars at the Auto Forum VW display rooms on February 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Average Americans Are More Cautious When Making A Deal Online

Over the past year, used cars were the most commonly-bought items both online (34 percent) and in person (31 percent).
The post Average Americans Are More Cautious When Making A Deal Online appeared first on Zenger News.
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The Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter before completion in an undated photograph. A group of 60 volunteers has been working on the airplane for over 20 years. (Simon Galloway, SWNS/Zenger)

Team Of Volunteers Finish Building WWI Plane After More Than 20 Years

Now after 22 years, the plane could be just a few months away from finally leaving the ground.
The post Team Of Volunteers Finish Building WWI Plane After More Than 20 Years appeared first on Zenger News.
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The filaments of the enzyme HDCR, which produces formic acid from gaseous hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), are wound around each other like a plait. Undated photo. (Verena Resch, luminous-lab.com/Zenger)

High-Speed Storage Of CO2 Discovered In Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change

The bacteria, which lives in environments scarce with oxygen such as the deep sea, was initially discovered in Lake Kivu in 1981.
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Young brothers Ollie and Harry Ferguson pose in this undated photograph while building their replicas of the Erebus and the Terror. (Matthew Newby, SWNS/Zenger)

Two Boys Whose Toy Pirate Ship Crossed Atlantic Ocean Now Launch Antarctic Mission

The account of the famous James Clark Ross expedition was a voyage of scientific exploration of the Antarctic from 1839 to 1843.
The post Two Boys Whose Toy Pirate Ship Crossed Atlantic Ocean Now Launch Antarctic Mission appeared first on Zenger News.
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