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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 (₲12,450 million) from amazon

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Oxford English Dictionaries
20 volume dictionary for £750 (₲4,976 thousand) from source
UK Television Licenses
1 Year colour television license, 2011 for £145.50 (₲965,300) from bbc

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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 (₲12,450 million) from amazon
1 Geologist
Annual salary of a geologist for US$42,630 (₲184,400 thousand) from source
1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (₲99,510 thousand) from source
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (₲23,150 thousand) from electoral_comission
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1 thousand Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (₲19,900)