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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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The biggest burger in Britain, dubbed the 'Apocalypse Burger', is a mammoth 25,000 calories, weighs 11kg (25lb) and contains £150 (around $233 USD) worth of ingredients.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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