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 (L$10,770 million) from source -
Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (L$11,060 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 (L$6,212 thousand) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (L$3,239 thousand)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Mitt Romney's Salary
Yearly income. Image: Gage_Skidmore for US$21,600 thousand (L$5,832 million) from source -
1 Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena
Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena for £7,334 thousand (L$3,038 million) -
1 Year of Jonathan Ross
Yearly pay of Jonathan Ross, 2006 for £6 million (L$2,485 million) from source -
1 thousand Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (L$66,180) from source -
