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 (﷼ 149,600 thousand) from source -
Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (﷼ 153,600 thousand) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Years income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (﷼ 29,550) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (﷼ 86,300) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (﷼ 149,600 thousand) from source -
1 Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol
Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol for £1,173 thousand (﷼ 6,745 thousand) from hardcoded -
1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (﷼ 1,448 thousand) from source -
1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (﷼ 230,100) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (﷼ 20,070) from electoral_comission