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Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (E£24,740 thousand) from wikipedia
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Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (E£55,060) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (E£160,800) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with butter
Olympic swimming pool filled with butter for £11,580 thousand (E£124,200 thousand) -
1 Apple Store
Average cost of furnishing an Apple Store for US$8,500 thousand (E£59,390 thousand) 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 -
100 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