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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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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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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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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"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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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