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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
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Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 ($U241,100) -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($U462,500) from source
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1 Sunflower painting
Auction price of the van Gogh painting, 1987 for US$39,900 thousand ($U802 million) from source -
1 Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester
Olympic swimming pool filled with double gloucester for £19,310 thousand ($U595,400 thousand) -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($U2,688) from source -
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400 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 ($U361) from source