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Mitt Romney's Salary
Yearly income. Image: Gage_Skidmore for US$21,600 thousand (£S2,101 million) from source
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Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (£S5,967 thousand) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (£S2,238 thousand) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester
Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester for £19,310 thousand (£S2,881 million) -
1 Apple Store
Average cost of furnishing an Apple Store for US$8,500 thousand (£S826,600 thousand) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (£S245,400) from wikipedia -
600 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