You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (₪155,400 thousand) from source -
Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (₪151,500 thousand) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (₪87,340) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (₪45,540)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Mitt Romney's Salary
Yearly income. Image: Gage_Skidmore for US$21,600 thousand (₪82 million) from source -
1 Olympic swimming pool filled with butter
Olympic swimming pool filled with butter for £11,580 thousand (₪67,450 thousand) -
1 Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (₪11,650 thousand) from electoral_comission -
200 Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (₪5,675) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (₪507.60) from source