Broke or Not? / No. 39
Card No. 39
Monday, November 2, 2026. The answers, with sources.
The answers
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Since 1979
A Sony Walkman that plays cassette tapes
Done for 2010Sony stopped making cassette Walkmans in Japan in 2010 after selling about 220 million. The first one, the TPS-L2, went on sale July 1, 1979.
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Since 2001
Apple's iPod music player
Done for 2022Apple discontinued the iPod touch, the last iPod, on May 10, 2022. The first one, in 2001, cost $399, held 1,000 songs, and only worked with a Mac.
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Since 1706
A tea shop at 216 Strand in London
Still goingTwinings has sold tea at 216 Strand since Thomas Twining bought Tom's Coffee House in 1706. A Hogarth portrait, painted to settle his account, hangs in the tasting room.
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Since 1768
The Encyclopaedia Britannica in printed volumes
Done for 2012Britannica announced in March 2012 that it would stop printing after 244 years. The last set was the 32-volume 2010 edition.
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Since 1583
An amusement park in the woods north of Copenhagen
Still goingBakken is open and is called the world's oldest operating amusement park. It grew up around a spring found in 1583, and getting in is free. You pay per ride.