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about a British man who bought a ceramic pot at a junk sale for less than £4 and used it as a toothbrush holder until learning it was actually made in the Indus Valley of present-day Afghanistan about 4,000 years ago. It s thought the pot was originally brought to the UK by British tourists.

Nov 29, 2019•1 min read

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