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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand ($a216,500 thousand) from source
Millions of
You can buy one of the following:
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UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 ($a397.30) from bbc -
Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 ($a502.70) from waterstones
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with butter
Olympic swimming pool filled with butter for £11,580 thousand ($a93,920 thousand) -
1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 ($a2,040 thousand) from source -
3 thousand Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand ($a324,300) from source -
100 Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($a121,600) from source -
