A rare painting by David Bowie purchased for $4.09 (£2.94) at a thrift store in Ontario, Canada is expected to sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction next week. Auction house Cowley Abbott said there was “cautious excitement” when it was first contacted about the 1997 work, as Bowie’s paintings are rarely sold at auction. Between 1995 and 1997, Bowie painted a series of 47 portraits.
‘Drowned woman’ turned out to be a sex doll
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Baby squid sent to space
Baby squid from Hawaii are being sent to space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were blasted into space on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. Researchers are exploring how spaceflight affects the squid in hopes of bolstering human health during long space missions. The squid will return to Earth in July.
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