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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-05-19 02:20:29+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in 2017 a woman sold a lunar collection bag (used during the Apollo 11 mission) with moon dust embedded within it for $1.5m. She had bought it for $995 after it was accidentally put up for auction. When she sent it in for testing, NASA had refused to give it back. However, a judge sided with her