Top UK Facts

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    Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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    In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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    The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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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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    When Prince William becomes king, he will be the forty-fourth monarch since William the Conqueror who was crowned in 1066.
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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 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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