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A tipster alerted Racked to a Black Friday Death Count Tumblr that records Black Friday stats, listing seven deaths and more than 90 injuries. Meanwhile, NBC News reports that Wal-Mart shoppers across the country were fighting over $1 towels, Black Friday's hottest seller at Wal-Mart. That's right, not flat screens or the hottest toy of the year, but washcloths. [Racked, NBC]