In 1963, a teenage Beatles fan named Sue Houghton acquired an unusual piece of music history - a partially eaten piece of toast left behind by George Harrison during breakfast at his family home. The toast, dated August 2, 1963 (just one day before The Beatles' final show at Liverpool's Cavern Club), was carefully preserved in Houghton's scrapbook with the caption "Piece of George's breakfast. 2-8-63."

Houghton had become friends with the Harrison family a year earlier when she was 15. Harrison's mother Louise would often invite her inside their home, even allowing her to explore George's room. Their relationship was warm enough that Harrison later wrote her a thank-you letter for gifts she'd given his mother, playfully including instructions for washing his car.

The toast's journey continued in 1991 when it was auctioned at Christie's in London, alongside a John Lennon love letter, fetching $94,800. Recently, memorabilia dealer Joseph O'Donnell acquired the toast for an undisclosed sum, calling it "a brilliant story that is both bizarre and historical."

Harrison himself maintained a sense of humor about the unusual memento. In a 1992 VOX magazine interview, he quipped, "I ate all my toast! I never left any!"

While the toast may seem like an unusual collector's item, Beatles memorabilia continues to command high prices. For comparison, a John Lennon guitar used during the recording of "Help!" recently sold for $2.85 million after being discovered in an English countryside attic.

The story exemplifies the fervent dedication of Beatles fans and the extraordinary value placed on items connected to the band, no matter how mundane they might seem.

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