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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 (R402,500 thousand) from source
Buy everyone living in poverty
You can buy each person of the following items:
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3 thousand Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (R603 thousand) from source -
200 duck islands
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (R24,800) from wikipedia -
8 thousand Tubs of Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (R14,690) from source -
100 Overnight stays in a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (R2,638) from nhm -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (R1,314) from source