Churchill's False Teeth Sell For $23,000

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Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:41am

Churchill's false teeth sell for $23,000

A pair of false teeth worn by Winston Churchill have sold at auction for more than $23,000 -- on the same day that plans were announced to put the British wartime leader's archive papers online for the first time.

Senh: That's all it's worth. I thought it would be worth a bit more. It's kinda gross though. I wouldn't want to touch that thing.

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