You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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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
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($a13,340) from wikipedia -
Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 ($a1,296) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol
Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol for £1,173 thousand ($a9,507 thousand) from hardcoded -
3 thousand Rooms at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 ($a2,520) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($a706.90) from source