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 (LTL151,500)
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 (LTL46.55) -
Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (LTL47.40) from source
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You can buy all of the following:
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5 thousand Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (LTL29.95) from source -
1 thousand Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (LTL12.14)