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Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand (R28,290 thousand) from amazon
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Overnight stays in a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (R2,638) from nhm -
Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (R2,409) from source
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1 Enough gold leaf to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of gold leaf for US$2,879 thousand (R28,290 thousand) from amazon -
1 Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (R603 thousand) from source -
1 Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (R117,900) -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (R52,600) from electoral_comission -
200 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (R176.50) from source