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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
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Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 ($a94.95) from source -
UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 ($a397.30) from bbc
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1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand ($a18,720 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 Lunch with Sir Roger Moore and Terry Wogan
Charity Auction for Children In Need. Photo: Allan Warren. for £75 thousand ($a608,100) from source -
1 thousand Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($a121,600) from source