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The Canaanite Ivory Comb is a 3,700-year-old artifact discovered in the ruins of Lachish, an ancient Canaanite city-state located in modern-day Israel.Measuring approximately 3.5 by 2.5 centimetres (1.38 by 0.98 in), the comb is made of elephant ivory and contains the earliest known complete sentence written in a phonetic alphabet. [1]
This Book Is the Longest Sentence Ever Written and Then Published (2020), by humor writer Dave Cowen, consists of one sentence that runs for 111,111 words, and is a stream of consciousness memoir [9] [10] [11]
Also the longest sentence ever handed in the United States. Robinson was sentenced to 5,000 years for each of the six counts against him for raping a 3-year-old girl in Oklahoma. [12] Allan Wayne McLaurin 1994 20,750 years United States: Accomplice of Darron Bennalford Anderson. Upon appeal, his sentence was reduced by 500 years. [13]
Believed to be the only surviving original work by the Song dynasty scholar; written on the back of a sheet of paper used for woodblock printing. Previously owned by Xiang Yuanbian (1525–1590). Zeng Gong: c. 1080: Wang Zhongjun: May 2016 [7] [8] $38.1 $38.1 Codex Sassoon 1053
The set went on to sell for over $8 million at a Sotheby’s auction in early 2024, smashing records for the most expensive sneakers ever sold in history. 2. Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals ...
In 2011, a bottle of this 19th century vintage sold at a London auction for $117,000, setting a record for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold. Known as one of the greatest vintages ...
The prosecution, however, had only recommended a sentence of from 40 to 54 months. On September 20, 1984, [2] Martorano was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the longest prison term ever imposed on a first-time non-violent offender in American history.
From baseball cards to entire towns, here are 10 of the most expensive things ever sold on eBay. Burgess Yachts. 1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million.