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Society Notes: Best what, exactly?

The Associated Press reports that a vanity license plate with nothing other than the number 1 on it sold for $14 million at an Abu Dhabi charity auction. Saeed Khouri, who won the plate, said, "I bought it because it's the best number. I bought it because I want to be the best in the world.'' Proceeds from the auction go to a rehabilitation center for victims of traffic accidents.

HIGH FLYIN'

Phoenix Suns superstar Shaquille O'Neal loves huge vehicles, and his Dunktruck-created by West Coast Customs-certainly fits the bill. The Dunktruck was conceived for a traveling slam-dunk contest that determines winners by combining the scores of a freestyle dunk contest with a dunker's vertical leap, measured by the ability to dunk at increasing heights on the truck's adjustable ...

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