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Odd: Two mangoes auctioned for $4,488

A pair of premium mangoes from the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Miyazaki fetched a record 500,000 yen ($4,488) in the season's first auction at a wholesale market earlier this month, topping the previous best of 400,000 yen. The premium mangoes are called Taiyo no Tamago, or "Egg of the Sun". To qualify as a Taiyo no Tamago mango, each fruit must weigh at least 350 grams and have a high sugar content.

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