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You can buy one of the following:
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Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 ($a303,500)
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 ($a1,296) from source
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You can buy all of the following:
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand ($a121,600) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 ($a13,340) from wikipedia -
1 thousand UK Television Licenses
1 Year colour television license, 2011 for £145.50 ($a1,180) from bbc -
2 thousand Souvenir guides to the Natural History Museum
Souvenir guide to London's Natural History Museum for £4.50 ($a36.49)