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You can buy one of the following:
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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
Buy each rat in New York city
You can buy each rat one of the following items:
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Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 ($U4,927) from source -
Overnight stays in a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 ($U5,396) from nhm
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1 All humans replaced with replicas made from butter
All humans replaced with replicas made from butter for £2,195 thousand ($U67,670 thousand) -
3 thousand Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($U462,500) from source -
400 duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($U50,720) from wikipedia