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Mon. 11/27 - Is It Trash or Treasure and the Late Return

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, items that were forgotten or thought as trash became treasure. Can we mine our landfills? A lost object that returns home after nearly five decades. Plus, today in history. Story links Cimbue Painting Chinese Cup Landfill Mining Late Return contact the show - coolstuffcommute@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

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0:07.7

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0:11.1

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0:12.9

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0:16.3

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0:17.6

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0:20.9

Welcome to another edition of the Cool Stuff Ride Home podcast.

0:24.9

I'm Reger Zoo with Marcus Path, bringing you some of the most interesting stories of the day.

0:30.0

On today's episode, is it trash or treasure?

0:33.2

We'll take a look at several stories that may make you rethink what you are throwing away.

0:37.6

What is found in our landfills could be worth billions.

0:40.7

And nearly five decades later, this item finally makes it way home.

0:45.1

Plus, today in history.

0:47.2

You know the saying, one man's trash, it's another man's treasure.

0:50.6

Well, that is definitely the case here.

0:52.8

It all started a few years ago when a painting by

0:54.9

13th century master Chimaboui went up for auction. That painting, known as Christ Mocked, or the

1:00.6

derision of Christ, hung over a hot plate of a 90-year-old Frenchwoman. She had plan on tossing

1:06.6

that 10 by 8 painting in the nearest trash can several times. One of her children, however,

1:11.9

decided to bring an appraiser into the house while they were helping her move. Well, that painting

1:17.3

sold for $25 million in 2019, four times the expected amount that it would retrieve. The buyer of the

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