English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
69
The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
210
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.”
5
The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
16
In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
31
The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
23
A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
21
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.
21