Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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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"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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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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In England, there's a phenomenon called the "half-time kettle effect" where power use surges at half-time during England's matches in the World Cup as everyone turns on their tea kettles at the same time.
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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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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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