Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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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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A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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