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House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (L$104,200 thousand) from source
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1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (L$16,570 thousand) from source -
200 questions in the UK parliament
Payments made to MPs to table parliamentary questions, 1994. for £2 thousand (L$828,300) from wikipedia -
1 Enough gold leaf to cover your body
Cover your body with a single layer of gold leaf for US$968 (L$261,400) from amazon -
600 Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (L$25,680) from waterstones -
300 Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (L$19.05)