Random UK Facts

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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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    Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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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 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 Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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    In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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