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 (ر.ق149,100 thousand) from source -
Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (ر.ق145,300 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 (ر.ق83,780) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (ر.ق43,680)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (ر.ق149,100 thousand) from source -
1 Enough honey to cover an American football field
Smother an American football field with honey, to a depth of 1cm for US$397,100 (ر.ق1,446 thousand) from groeb -
2 thousand Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (ر.ق892.60) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (ر.ق486.90) from source