On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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 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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