English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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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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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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