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If you are excellent at school, you are number one. If you win some races, you are the first and number one. So if you are the best, you are just "the number one". Everybody wants to be number one. We would be happy if others called us "number one" or "hey, the best" or just "the one". It is really nice image but it is only dream. I don't think that people's envy would allow it but if you really want to be "number one" and you aren't brilliant sportsman or scientist you can just put this number on a place where everybody can see it. Where? You have a lot of possibilities. For example you can draw number one on your house or put it on your close. Yes, I know that everybody can do this and it isn't special!Do you want to be unique? O.k., no problem! Everything what you need is only 14 million dollars. Then you can buy automobile license plate with nothing only with the number "1". Do you think that it is very expensive and nobody would buy it? So you are wrong because somebody just bought it in United Arab Emirates. His name is Saeed Khouri, a member of a wealthy Abu Dhabi family and he bought it for a record price at a charity auction on Saturday. The reason why he bought it is that it is the best number and he wants to be the best in the world. There are no Arabic numerals and no letters, just only "1". Now he can drive by his car and all people will know him because of his "1". There is very popular to write on your license plate what you want for example some name or numbers. It is quite expensive but the record sale 14 million dollars surpassed also the 6.8 million dollars that was paid for an Emirati license plate at an auction with the number 5 on it. If you want to own a car with special number today you can. You just need money. Saeed Khouri is number one now not only because of "1" but also because he helped the people who need it. Proceeds from auction go to rehabilitation center for victims of traffic accidents.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080217/ap_on_re_mi_ea/odd_emirates_vanity_plate;_ylt=Ap7XuUZjtpCxjgBholCLBLCs0NUE

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