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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 (E£401,200)
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UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (E£525.20) from bbc -
Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (E£125.50) from source
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1 Lunch with Sir Roger Moore and Terry Wogan
Charity Auction for Children In Need. Photo: Allan Warren. for £75 thousand (E£803,900) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (E£37,400) from electoral_comission -
200 Overnight stays in a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (E£1,876) from nhm -
200 Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (E£79.32) from source -
