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Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (E£160,800) from source
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Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (E£125.50) from source -
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1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (E£17,630) from wikipedia -
1 Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant - 55 Gallon
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (E£10,450) from source -
1 Overnight stay to a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (E£1,876) from nhm -
800 Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (E£1,713) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (E£934.40) from source