The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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Queen Elizabeth does not hold a passport. Since all British passports are issued in the queen’s name, she herself doesn't need one. She just has to say that she is the queen.
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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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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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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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A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
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