A book published in 1687 helped change how humanity understood the universe. Written by English mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica presented mathematical laws that explained the…
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In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for £1 at a Scottish car-boot sale and used it as a plant pot; after experts identified it as a 1929 René Lalique piece, Christie’s sold it for £32,450
Photo credit: www.collectissim.com In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, because she liked how it looked. She used it…