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$2.8million

The price an exceptionally rare bottle of The Macallan 1926 fetched at auction. Experts say scarcity alone doesn’t explain the sum — collectors increasingly treat trophy bottles like fine art, bidding on provenance and story as much as the whisky inside.

Source: Inc.

  1. 1512Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling is first shown to the public in Rome
  2. 1755A massive earthquake and tsunami devastate Lisbon, killing tens of thousands
  3. 1952The US detonates ‘Ivy Mike,’ the world’s first hydrogen bomb, in the Pacific
  4. 1959Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante dons a mask mid-game, pioneering its use in the NHL
  5. 1993The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union

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