English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
69
Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
67
In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
31
The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
210
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
A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
21
After coming across a "very sweet" homeless man from Jamaica named Michael on a night out, Londoner Jenny Baker took to Twitter, and within hours, using the hashtag #getmichaelhome, had raised thousands of pounds so that he could return home to Jamaica where he said he would be "happy again".
19