Random UK Facts

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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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    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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    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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    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell
    Capt. Robert Campbell, a British officer captured during World War I, was granted leave to visit his dying mother on one condition - that he return to captivity. He kept his word and returned, only to try escaping as soon as he returned.
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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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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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    Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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    When Prince William becomes king, he will be the forty-fourth monarch since William the Conqueror who was crowned in 1066.
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