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Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand ($a15,220 thousand) from amazon
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duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($a13,340) from wikipedia -
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol
Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol for £1,173 thousand ($a9,507 thousand) from hardcoded -
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 ($a28,290) from electoral_comission -
700 Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 ($a7,903) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($a706.90) from source