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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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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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