There was a small article in the paper today about a license plate auction in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is the largest Emirate in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, the second largest, is the one you always hear about in the news.)
Car Number Plate Sold for $6.8M
Abu Dhabi--A single-digit car registration plate was auctioned off for more than $6.8m here yesterday. The number plate "5" was bought for Dh25.2m ($6.86 Million). Wam said businessman Talal Khouri placed the highest bid in the first auction of its kind in the UAE, with the proceeds going to charitable projects for people with special needs. The price beat a previous world record set last July in Yorkshire, northern England, where the number plate "M1" was knocked down for 331,500 GBP ($657,160) at current exchange rates.
OK--so granted the money went to charity...but can you even imagine having almost 7 MILLION DOLLARS to spend on a license plate!
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