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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 -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (E£32.15)
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (E£160,800) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (E£934.40) from source -
1 Acre of the Moon
Cost of an acre of the Sea of Tranquility, from the Lunar Registry for US$37.50 (E£262) from source -
700 Prom tickets
Ticket to a BBC Proms classical music concert, standing for £5 (E£53.59) from source -
