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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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Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (L230.10) from source -
Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (L93.28)
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1 One cube of ribena one meter in size
One cube of ribena one meter in size for £2,990 (L92,970) -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (L2,711) from source -
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300 Prom tickets
Ticket to a BBC Proms classical music concert, standing for £5 (L155.50) from source