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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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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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"Big Ben" in London isn't a tower, the bell inside the tower is called "Big Ben", the tower itself is called "The Elizabeth Tower".
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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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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