You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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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) -
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 (L357.60) -
Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (L364.10) from source
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1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (L51,150) from wikipedia -
1 Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (L17,570) from source -
1 Overnight stay to a Museum
Stay overnight at London's Natural History Museum. for £175 (L5,441) from nhm -
400 Black's Law Dictionary
"Black's Law Dictionary" by Bryan A. Garner for £89 (L2,767) from waterstones -
