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Celebrities love to collect weird things. Here are the most unusual collections—from Emma Roberts's doll wall to Amanda Seyfried's taxidermy collection.
Image credits: Weird And Wonderful Secondhand Finds The BBC reports that, based on the findings by secondhand fashion retailer ThredUp, a whopping 67% of British millennials shop secondhand, while ...
Meanwhile, as of 2020, around a billion people use Google Maps, launched in 2005, every month. #13 Another Crashed Plane, This Time A Bomber From The Second World War I Think. Found Between Russia ...
The psychology of collecting is an area of study that seeks to understand the motivating factors explaining why people devote time, money, and energy making and maintaining collections. There exist a variety of theories for why collecting behavior occurs, including consumerism, materialism, neurobiology and psychoanalytic theory.
The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket. [4] [6] [7]
Maintaining a collection can be a relaxing activity that counteracts the stress of life, while providing a purposeful pursuit which prevents boredom. The hobby can lead to social connections between people with similar interests and the development of new friendships. It has also been shown to be particularly common among academics. [citation ...
It's always boggled my mind how some people will pay thousands of dollars for items that once sold for just pennies. It would be neat to see a 200-year-old rare coin, or a collection of ...
In December 2004, water that was said to have been left in a cup Elvis Presley once drank from was sold for US$455. The few tablespoons came from a plastic cup Presley sipped at a concert in North Carolina in 1977. [31] Coventry University student Bill Bennett sold a single cornflake for £1.20 (US$1.63). [32]