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List of disasters by cost. Under $1 billion. Actual, and inflated to 2024 (unless otherwise stated) Event Cost ($ millions) Fatalities Type Year Nation(s) Actual Inflated Cyclone Akash: $982 [351] $1489 14 Tropical cyclone 2007 South Asia (, , ) 2013 Washington, Illinois tornado: $935 [352] [353] $1262 3 Tornado 2013 United States
The Price of Everything, 2018 documentary on contemporary art valuations; The Lost Leonardo, 2021 documentary on the 2017 sale of the Salvador Mundi; List of most expensive artworks by living artists; List of most expensive books and manuscripts; List of most expensive cars sold at auction; List of most expensive non-fungible tokens
The Great Deflation or the Great Sag refers to the period from 1870 until 1890 in which the world prices of goods, materials and labor decreased, although at a low rate of less than 2% annually. [1] This was one of the few sustained periods of deflationary growth in the history of the United States.
The Global price level, as reported by the World Bank, is a way to compare the cost of living between different countries. It's measured using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), which help us understand how much money is needed to buy the same things in different places. Price level indexes (PLIs), with the world average set at 100, are ...
A crest is a component of a heraldic display, ... These are carved out of lime wood and painted and gilded by Ian Brennan, the official sculptor to the royal ...
Safety devices on machines were also removed so operations could be faster, thus curbing production costs down to as little as €53 ($57) for a handbag that’s otherwise sold at €2,600 ($2,794).
Gilded Age mansions were lavish houses built between 1870 and the early 20th century by some of the richest people in the United States. These estates were raised by the nation's industrial, financial and commercial elite, who amassed great fortunes in era of expansion of the tobacco, railroad, steel, and oil industries coinciding with a lack ...
Harbinger of Doom, Mappo's Dragon: A dragon-like entity, covered in pseudopods, regarded as the mother of the Snake-God Yig and said to be imprisoned beneath the sunken continent of Mu. M'basui Gwandu The River Abomination: A spider-eyed bat-winged horror lurking within the Congo River. M'Nagalah [23] The Devourer, The Cancer God, [24] The Eternal