Dead Elvis: 30 Compact Disc: 25

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley; today is the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Compact Disc. This quaint old audio format was officially launched when the first CD was pressed by Philips in their factory near Hanover, Germany on August 17th, 1982. For all you trivia buffs out there, the album that was first created in this shiny new ‘indestructible’ format was The Visitors by ABBA…

If you want to know that 200 billion compact discs have been manufactured since that fateful day, then this article over at Wired will provide exactly that, and more disc production details besides. On the other hand, if you would like to learn about the wax body theory and other remarkable shards of concrete evidence proving the demise of Elvis Aaron Presley may have been greatly exaggerated, you can check out this page (for as long as you can tolerate the wallpaper).