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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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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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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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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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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