You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Leg
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (COL$116,700 thousand) from source -
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 (COL$109,200 thousand)
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Tours of the UK Parliament
Guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, London for £11.50 (COL$33,560) -
Acres of the Moon
Cost of an acre of the Sea of Tranquility, from the Lunar Registry for US$37.50 (COL$71,350) from source
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Freedom of Information request
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (COL$466,300) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (COL$254,400) from source -
5 thousand Scientific calculators
Casio FX-85GT+ scientific calculator for £7.99 (COL$23,320) from source -
