You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (руб1,270 million) from source -
Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (руб1,303 million) 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 (руб732,300) from source -
questions in the UK parliament
Payments made to MPs to table parliamentary questions, 1994. for £2 thousand (руб97,640) from wikipedia
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol
Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol for £1,173 thousand (руб57,240 thousand) from hardcoded -
5 thousand Years income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (руб250,800) from source -
400 Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (руб27,580) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (руб4,256) from source