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Albert Einstein's skull x-ray fetches £24K at auction
London, Dec 7 (ANI): An x-ray of Albert Einstein's skull has fetched 24,000 pounds - more than 20 times its expected price - at an auction.
The physics genius had the scan in 1945, 10 years before he died at 76.
It was part of an Icons and Idols auction that also saw a sequined glove worn by pop king Michael Jackson in the 1980s sell for 191,220 pounds, reports the Sun.
A fedora worn by the 'Thriller' singer went for 45,890 pounds.
A jacket worn by John Lennon for a magazine cover shoot in 1966 made 153,000 pounds at the sale in Beverly Hills. (ANI)
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Story first published: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 11:28 [IST]