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Royal jelly is a secretion honeybees make to feed future queen bees. Extracting it requires great precision and can be done only by hand.

From Colombia's indigenous panela to Japan's olive wagyu, we uncovered the stories behind some of the world's most expensive foods.

Damascus knives are coveted for their striking appearance and the craftsmanship required to achieve it.

Foie gras is known for being expensive and controversial. 'Ethical' foie gras, produced from geese who aren't force-fed, costs six times as much.

From Muga silk and leavers lace. To Japanese denim and vicuña wool. We unraveled the stories behind the world's most expensive fabrics and textiles.

Pearl lobsters are so valuable that there's been international smuggling attempts of its larvae. It costs more than 6 times as much as Maine lobsters.

From herding communities in the Bolivian mountains to lace experts in northern France, here's how some of the world's most expensive fabrics are made.

Once considered a peasant food, royal quinoa, or quinoa real, is now one of the priciest superfoods on the international market.

Muga silk is the pride of Assam, India, where the fabric has been renowned since as early as the 3rd century BC.

A piece of digital artwork by Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold for nearly $70 million last week. Digital art backed by non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are exploding in popularity and value, and Beeple is riding the wave. In an exclusive interview, Beeple told Insider about his unexpected fortune and the future of NFTs. Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, has sold the most expensive work of digital art in history.  Its part of an explosion in the market for NFTs, or non-fungible tokens...