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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 (L$15,500 thousand)
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Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (L$25,680) from waterstones
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1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (L$104,200 thousand) from source -
1 40 minutes of Lilly Allen
40 minute performance by Lilly Allen, 2006. Photo: Benoît Derrier. for £60 thousand (L$24,850 thousand) from source -
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (L$6,212 thousand) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (L$36,110) from source