Random UK Facts

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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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    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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    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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    A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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    When Prince William becomes king, he will be the forty-fourth monarch since William the Conqueror who was crowned in 1066.
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    In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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