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)
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Income of average person
Yearly income of average person (worldwide) for US$7,880 (L159,700) from source -
200 Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (L4,969) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (L2,711) from source -
600 Souvenir guides to the Natural History Museum
Souvenir guide to London's Natural History Museum for £4.50 (L139.90)