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40 minutes of Lilly Allen
40 minute performance by Lilly Allen, 2006. Photo: Benoît Derrier. for £60 thousand (R904,500) from source
Yearly salary of an MP
Yearly salary of an MP, 2011. for £65,740 (R991,100) from source

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You can buy one of the following:

Prom tickets
Ticket to a BBC Proms classical music concert, standing for £5 (R75.38) from source
Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (R934.70) from waterstones

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You can buy all of the following:

1 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 (R564,200)
1 Geologist
Annual salary of a geologist for US$42,630 (R419 thousand) from source
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (R52,600) from electoral_comission
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400 Lemon Tart
Duchy Originals organic classic lemon tart for £3.99 (R60.15)
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100 Pocket Tissues
Gifts for £0.50 (R7.54) from hawkin