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Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand ($a18,720 thousand) from wikipedia
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Tours of the UK Parliament
Guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, London for £11.50 ($a93.25) -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 ($a24.33)
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with honey
Clover Blossom honey for US$18,200 thousand ($a96,190 thousand) from groeb -
1 Year of Jonathan Ross
Yearly pay of Jonathan Ross, 2006 for £6 million ($a48,650 thousand) from source -
1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand ($a324,300) from source -
100 duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($a13,340) from wikipedia -
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Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 ($a4,581) from source