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You can buy one of the following:
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UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (E£37,400) from electoral_comission
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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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
Shopping list
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (E£160,800) from source -
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 Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (E£6,056) from source -
1 Unemployment benefit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance for under 25 year olds, UK for £53.45 (E£572.90) from source -
200 Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (E£32.15)