Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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."
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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