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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 (A$41,850 thousand) from source
Thousands of
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Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (A$23,520) from source -
Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (A$62,710) from source
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1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (A$3,619 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 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 (A$2,942 thousand) from amazon -
1 thousand Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (A$23,520) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (A$136.70) from source