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 (L$11,060 million) from source -
Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand (L$10,770 million) from source
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (L$3,239 thousand) -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (L$6,212 thousand) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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700 Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (L$16,570 thousand) from source -
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (L$6,212 thousand) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (L$1,445 thousand) from electoral_comission -
3 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