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You can buy one of the following:
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House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (US$386 thousand) from source
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You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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You can buy all of the following:
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1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (US$61,360) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (US$2,523) from wikipedia -
1 thousand Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 from source -
1 Enough 1p coins to cover your body
Cover your body with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £12.58 (US$19.30) -
400 Big Issue magazines
Magazine for £2 (US$3.07)