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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 (₲248,300 thousand)
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (₲1,060 thousand) from source
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You can buy all of the following:
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (₲578,400) from source -
3 thousand Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (₲411,300) from waterstones -
8 thousand Duchy Originals sausages
Pack of 6 free range old-fashioned pork sausages with fresh herb for £2.85 (₲18,910)