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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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Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (E£664.50) from waterstones
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1 Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand (E£20,120 thousand) from amazon -
400 Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (E£428,700) from source -
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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