English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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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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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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When Prince William becomes king, he will be the forty-fourth monarch since William the Conqueror who was crowned in 1066.
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