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Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (R$7,553 thousand) from wikipedia
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Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (R$49,080) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (R$25,590)
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1 Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (R$87,350 thousand) from source -
1 Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena
Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena for £7,334 thousand (R$24 million) -
1 Influencing legislation
Fee requested by Lord Truscott to amend government legislation. for £72 thousand (R$235,600) from wikipedia -
300 Nissan Micra
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900 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (R$38.32) from source