"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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A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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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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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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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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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