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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 (R402,500 thousand) from source
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Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (R603 thousand) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (R226,100) from source
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1 Mitt Romney's Salary
Yearly income. Image: Gage_Skidmore for US$21,600 thousand (R212,300 thousand) from source -
1 Year of Wikipedia
Yearly expenditure of Wikimedia Foundation, 2007/8 for US$3,541 thousand (R34,800 thousand) from wikipedia -
1 One cube of gold one meter in size
One cube of gold one meter in size for US$1,038 thousand (R10,200 thousand) from hardcoded -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (R52,600) from electoral_comission