English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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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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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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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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