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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 132: The Legacy of License Plates
Description: Jeff Minard
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License plates are probably the one thing we stare at for hours a week, and never give them any thought. Occasionally you may see a funny vanity plate and chuckle to yourself, but other than that, they are pretty transparent. Well it turns out, the history of license plates is pretty incredible. From the first homemade plates in New York, to the state sponsored auctioning of low number plates in Delaware, to the underground grey market in D.C., people have clamored for customized plates since their inception. After plates...