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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 (€43,870)
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Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (€13.73) from source -
Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (€187.30) from source
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (€17,580) from source -
1 Question in the UK parliament
Payments made to MPs to table parliamentary questions, 1994. for £2 thousand (€2,344) from wikipedia -
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1 Overnight stay to a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (€205.10) from nhm -
3 thousand UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (€57.44) from bbc