Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
59
In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
38
"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".
18
The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
210
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
36
Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
10
Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
19
Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
123