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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand ($U823,100 thousand) from source
Thousands of
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Years income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 ($U158,400) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($U462,500) from source
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1 Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester
Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester for £19,310 thousand ($U595,400 thousand) -
300 Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand ($U1,233 thousand) from source -
3 thousand Maggie Simpsons
Price in opening credits of The Simpsons for US$847.60 ($U17,040) from source -
3 thousand Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 ($U1,912) from waterstones