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In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000

An Arizona man looking for a used golf cart at a local charity shop left with a rare 1950s diving watch that earned him more than $35,000. Zach Norris bought the vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm for $5.99 after finding it face down in a basket of battery-powered watches at a Goodwill store in Phoenix….

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After 59 years at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is closing its 400-artifact museum and 2,000-sq-ft mirror maze by year-end and plans to sell several unusual city-linked exhibits

Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts…

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JD Vance’s H-1B warning to corporate America: We are not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor

JD Vance’s new H-1B warning to corporate America. Vice President JD Vance doubled down on White House’s recent action against H-1B visa abuse and put out a message to corporate America: “We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.” The message was linked to…

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In 1843, Mexico granted 22,000 acres in California’s Cuyama Valley; 183 years later, the largest surviving 5,650-acre piece was permanently protected after a $1 million conservation campaign

The largest remaining intact part of an 1843 Mexican land grant in California’s Cuyama Valley has been permanently protected from future commercial development after a successful grassroots conservation campaign. The 5,650-acre Spanish Ranch, managed by the Doiron family, is now protected by a permanent agricultural conservation easement through a partnership with the California Rangeland Trust….

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Annabelle Doll: In 2025, comedian Matt Rife bought Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Connecticut home and Occult Museum for $1 million, becoming the guardian of the famous Annabelle doll |

In 2025, Matt Rife added an iconic property to this real estate profile by buying Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Connecticut home and Occult Museum for $1 million(Image Credit: Instagram) Matt Rife is known for his stand-up comedy, viral videos and special shows, but one of his biggest purchases has little to do with comedy. In…

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In 1996, Diane Keaton sold a Lloyd Wright-designed Los Feliz home after spending nearly $1 million restoring it |

In 1996, Diane Keaton sold a Lloyd Wright-designed Los Feliz home after spending nearly $1 million restoring it(Image Credit: Instagram) Diane Keaton has long been interested in old houses, but one of her earlier Los Angeles properties came with a particularly impressive architectural history. In the early 1990s, the actress bought a Los Feliz residence…

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Anees Bazmee mourns the demise of ‘Welcome’ star Mushtaq Khan; calls him ‘a truly remarkable artist and a beautiful soul’ |

Anees Bazmee mourns the demise of ‘Welcome’ star Mushtaq Khan; calls him ‘a truly remarkable artist and a beautiful soul’ Filmmaker Anees Bazmee has paid an emotional tribute to actor Mushtaq Khan, who won hearts as ‘Balu’ in the 2007 comedy hit ‘Welcome’. Sanjay Mishra has also remembered Khan as a “guardian”, while fans continue…

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Govinda BREAKS SILENCE on his Lalbaugcha Raja visit with Rani Swarnkar, ‘a very strategically planned movement’; says his personal life is ‘not a subject for anyone’ |

Govinda BREAKS SILENCE on his Lalbaugcha Raja visit with Rani Swarnkar, ‘a very strategically planned movement’; says his personal life is ‘not a subject for anyone’ Govinda has responded to the buzz around his visit to Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja Pandal with his ‘Roopa’ co-star Rani Swarnkar. He said he went there to pray for his…

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