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Most expensive sandwich

The most expensive sandwich commercially available is von Essen Platinum Club Sandwich, created by Chef Daniel Galmiche (UK) and is available on the menu of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, UK for £100 ($200). The sandwich was added to the menu in March 2007. Sandwiched between three slices of 24-hour fermented sour-dough bread is Iberico ham, poulet de Bresse, white truffles, quail eggs, semi-dried Italian tomatoes.

Most expensive television documentary series per minute

Depicting how dinosaurs lived, reproduced and became extinct, the BBC’s documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs cost over £37,654 ($61,112) per minute to produce.   Taking over two years to produce, the six part series, with each episode having a running time of 27 minutes, cost a total of £6.1 million ($9.9 million).  The first episode was aired on 4 October 1999. It featured computer graphics and animatronics with background footage filmed in locations around the world. The series won three Emmy Awards on 10 September 2000.

Most expensive television

The PrestigeHD Supreme Rose TV, made from 28 kg (61 lb) of 18-carat rose gold inset with 72 brilliant 1-carat flawless diamonds, costs £1.5 million ($2,250,000). Only 3 units were produced of the PrestigeHD Supreme Rose TV.

Most expensive telephone number sold at auction

The most amount of money paid for a mobile (cell) phone number is 10 million QAR (then £1.46 million; $2.75 million), by an anonymous Qatari bidder for the number 666-6666 during a charity auction hosted by Qatar Telecom in Doha, Qatar on 23 May 2006. QAR = Qatari Riyal http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-05-23T142146Z_01_L23190784_RTRUKOC_0_US-QATAR-MOBILE.xml

Most expensive tank

The K2 Black Panther main battle tank is a completely new tank produced in South Korea. It will enter production in 2009 and, although originally some 680 were planned for the ROK army, currently the number has been reduced to 390. According to the Agency for Defence Development, the cost of a single tank is around 8,300,000 Korean won or approximately US$8.5 million (£5.96 million) making it the most expensive tank to date. It has a three-man crew, a 1,500 hp engine that enables the Continue reading →

Most expensive sushi

The most expensive sushi costs 91,800 Phillipino Pesos (£1,313.88, $1,978.15) for five pieces of nigiri garnished with diamonds and wrapped in 24-karat gold leaf produced by chef Angelito Araneta Jr. (Phillipines) http://pursuitist.com/epicurean/the-most-expensive-sushi-in-the-world/

Most expensive species in captivity

The most expensive zoo species is the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), the entire population of which is indigenous to – and owned by – China alone. Four zoos in the US cities of San Diego, Atlanta, Washington and Memphis, each pay an annual leasing fee of $1 million (then £526,340) to the Chinese Government for a pair of these rare creatures. If cubs are born, and typically twins are, a one-off payment of $600,000 (then £315,800) per offspring must also be made. In addition, a Continue reading →