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Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (£S344,300 thousand) from wikipedia
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Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (£S145,400) from source -
Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (£S1,167 thousand)
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena
Olympic swimming pool filled with ribena for £7,334 thousand (£S1,094 million) -
1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (£S5,967 thousand) from source -
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1 thousand duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (£S245,400) from wikipedia -
1 thousand Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (£S23,840) from source