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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand from source
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Lunches with Sir Roger Moore and Terry Wogan
Charity Auction for Children In Need. Photo: Allan Warren. for £75 thousand (US$115 thousand) from source -
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1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand from wikipedia -
1 Taxpayer funding of UK political parties
Yearly spending for policy development for £2 million (US$3,068 thousand) from electoral_comission -
1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (US$386 thousand) from source -
1 thousand Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (US$23,010) from source