English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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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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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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 and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
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