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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 (L1,164 thousand)
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Acres of the Moon
Cost of an acre of the Sea of Tranquility, from the Lunar Registry for US$37.50 (L760.10) from source -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (L93.28)
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (L108,500) from electoral_comission -
1 Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (L17,570) from source -
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1 Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (L1,928) from waterstones