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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 13, 2018
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August 13, 2018: Six vinyl records have been purchased by collectors for more than $100,000 each. Four of the six are by the Beatles, and one is by Elvis Presley. But the most expensive vinyl yet sold—for $2 million—was from rap collective Wu-Tang Clan.[1]
Vinyl records were a staple of the 50s and 60s music scene. However, they seemed to disappear completely in the face of emerging technologies. Fewer than a million copies were sold in 2005. That number has grown to more than 14 million today.[2] And there is a growing number of collectors who prefer the music quality of vinyl over streamed and compressed sound from digital sources.
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- August 10, 2018 – 4 House races have no Democrat on the ballot
- August 9, 2018 – 82 percent of prime-working-age Americans are in the workforce
- August 8, 2018 – 76 environmental regulations rolled back by Trump administration
- August 7, 2018 – 11 hours per day spent interacting with media by average American
- August 6, 2018 – 30.43 billion dollars spent on drunk shopping
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