Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member!
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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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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