Random UK Facts

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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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 Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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    The Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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    Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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    In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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