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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 (B/.40,950 thousand) from source
Thousands of
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Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (B/.23,010) from source -
Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (B/.61,360) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester
Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester for £19,310 thousand (B/.29,620 thousand) -
1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (B/.3,541 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (B/.3,068 thousand) from electoral_comission -
1 Lunch with Sir Roger Moore and Terry Wogan
Charity Auction for Children In Need. Photo: Allan Warren. for £75 thousand (B/.115 thousand) from source