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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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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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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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