Random UK Facts

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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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    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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    The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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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    A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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    Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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