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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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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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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 biggest burger in Britain, dubbed the 'Apocalypse Burger', is a mammoth 25,000 calories, weighs 11kg (25lb) and contains £150 (around $233 USD) worth of ingredients.
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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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