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International Business Times
International Business Times
Shreyashi Chakraborty

The Banana That Broke The Internet: NYC Vendor's Heartbreaking Reaction To $6.2M Auction

A street vendor in NYC unwittingly became the star of a $6.2 million auction, thanks to a banana.

Shah Alam, 74, pedaled bananas for pennies on NYC streets but became a curiosity after a common, everyday banana made its way into famous Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's auction, as a multi-million dollar art piece.

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