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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 ($U1,154 thousand)
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Duchy Originals sausages
Pack of 6 free range old-fashioned pork sausages with fresh herb for £2.85 ($U87.87) -
Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 ($U361) from source
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($U2,688) from source -
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1 Prescription medicine item
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 ($U228.20) from source