Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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