An item not to be sniffed or sneezed at

IN 2008, actress Scarlett Johansson’s cold paid off handsomely when she handed her dirty tissue in a sealed, signed bag to Jay Leno, former host of the American Tonight TV show.

Leno auctioned the tissue on eBay for $5 300 (R71 600), which was donated to the hunger charity, USA Harvest – Jan de Beer