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NASA accidentally auctioned off a piece of space history

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On February 15, 2015, an Illinois woman named Nancy Carlson scored the deal of a lifetime: the bag that once contained the first-ever sample collected from the Moon was sold to her for the bargain price of $995. Now NASA is saying the transaction was a mistake, and the two parties are caught up in a legal battle surrounding the precious artifact, AP reports.
via Mental Floss

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