Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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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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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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