English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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 Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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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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"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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