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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
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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 Question in the UK parliament
Payments made to MPs to table parliamentary questions, 1994. for £2 thousand (E£21,440) from wikipedia -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (E£934.40) from source -
200 Years membership to the Free Software Foundation
Yearly Associate Membership to the Free Software Foundation for US$120 (E£838.50) from source -
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100 Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (E£0.49)