Random UK Facts

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    Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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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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    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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    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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    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
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