UK Facts

Gloucestershire Airport in England used to blast Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best' on the runways to scare birds away, running the experiment from 2002 to 2005.

Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!

People in the United Kingdom and Ireland drink more tea per capita than any other nation, consuming roughly 20 times more than Americans

Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.

The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.

Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!

Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.

The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.

In 2012, a squirrel in Fareham, UK got its head trapped in a decorative Halloween skull and scared the crap out of the neighbours.

Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.

In the UK Parliament, the Speaker of the House is forbidden from participating in debates or expressing political opinions, maintaining strict neutrality despite presiding over all discussions.

A British teenager changed his name in 2008 to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.

In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.

Blue Peter pet, Petra the mongrel puppy, died two days after being introduced. A replacement was found.

Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".

In the UK, there's a bus service that's powered by poop.

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".

A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.

US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.

Muhammad has been the most popular baby boy's name in England for two years running.