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Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand from wikipedia
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol
Olympic swimming pool filled with untaxed petrol for £1,173 thousand (US$1,799 thousand) from hardcoded -
200 Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (US$61,360) from source -
200 duck islands
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 Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (US$95.10) from waterstones -
2 thousand Scientific calculators
Casio FX-85GT+ scientific calculator for £7.99 (US$12.26) from source