English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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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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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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 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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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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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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