Random British Facts

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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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    In 1989, a British company made a laptop with a graphical user interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad.
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    The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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    The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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    In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
    In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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    Self-Trolling
    Self-Trolling
    A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and trolling herself.
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    English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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