Random UK Facts

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    The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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    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 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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    Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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