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63 THE number of years billionaire J Howard Marshall was older than his wife Anna Nicole Smith when the couple wed in 1994. Smith died on Thursday night after collapsing in a Florida hotel room. The 39-year-old former Playboy Playmate of the Year is believed to have had a massive heart attack. The model came to global attention when she married oil billionaire Marshall in 1994. When he died 14 months later, she battled for a share of his fortune.
195 THE position at which San Marino stands in the latest Fifa world ranking of football teams. An injurytime goal saved (some of) Ireland's blushes when they managed to snatch a victory against the team, who barely rank above footballing superpowers such as Aruba, Guam and American Samoa.
21.2m THE amount, in euro, a papal portrait by Francis Bacon was sold for at Christie's in London this week. The painting, Study for Portrait II, has not been seen in public for more than 40 years. The identity of the new owner is not known.
The painting was completed in 1956 and is said to be the most important work by Bacon to come on the open market.
90,000 THE price tag, in euro, on the world's first personal submarine, which has been designed by a Dutch design team who claim their miniature U-boat makes you feel like you are "flying through the water." The tiny C-Quester can dive to 50 metres and cruise beneath the waves at up to four knots using electricpropelled thrusters.
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