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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 ($U1,154 thousand)
Buy each rat in New York city
You can buy each rat one of the following items:
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You can buy all of the following:
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 ($U2,688) from source -
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1 Unemployment benefit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance for under 25 year olds, UK for £53.45 ($U1,648) from source -
3 thousand Coilhouse magazines
Futurist and alternative culture magazine for US$15 ($U301.50) from source