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Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (E£24,740 thousand) from wikipedia
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Words by Stephen Fry
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Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (E£79.32) from source
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1 Enough honey to cover an American football field
Smother an American football field with honey, to a depth of 1cm for US$397,100 (E£2,775 thousand) from groeb -
700 Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (E£160,800) from source -
1 Unemployment benefit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance for under 25 year olds, UK for £53.45 (E£572.90) from source -
5 thousand 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