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Close to sea - No matter where you go in the UK, you’ll never be more than 70 miles from the sea. A village called Coton in the Elms is the furthest place from the British coast.

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Bottoms up - In the UK, it’s considered treasonous to post an envelope with the postage stamp upside down.

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Between two slices - Bloomsbury reports that the British consume more than 11.5 billion sandwiches, every year.

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Smooth operator - England’s first telephone directory was published in 1880. It had just under 250 names and addresses.

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Other names for London - London has had a number of names over the years. Aliases include Ludenwic, Ludenburg and Londonium.

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Time-travelling birds - Back in 1945, a flock of birds turned back time. The birds landed on Big Ben’s minute hand, and set the time back by five minutes.

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Big Ben -

Speaking of Big Ben, that’s not actually the clock’s name. It’s the name of the infamous loud bell.

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Chickens - In England, chickens outnumber England’s population.

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Taxi training - To become a black cab driver in London, you’ll need to memorise every road and important building within six miles from Charing Cross.

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Don't die - One of the UK’s more humorous laws: it’s illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

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Zipped up -

The UK population can be pretty fragile. Bloomsbury report that on average, 488 people are injured by zips every year.

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Windsor Castle - The oldest royal residence in the world is Windsor Castle.

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Shortest war ever - England was a participant in the shortest war ever. The country battled Zanzibar in 1896 for just 38 minutes.

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Accents - Across the country, accents apparently change every 25 miles.

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The English-speaking influence - According to Awesome Inventions, Nigeria has more English speakers than the UK.

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Horse passport - To own a horse, pony, or donkey in the UK, you’ll need a horse passport.

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One sixth of Earth - The King apparently owns one-sixth of all land surface on Earth, according to Awesome Inventions.

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Oregon - The entire UK is smaller than Oregon, a western state in America.

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The Brythons - The name “Britain” comes from the Celtic tribe: the Brythons.

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Angle-land - Meanwhile, “England” comes from “Angle-land”, a name picked by invading Viking tribes.

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20% of the world - At its peak, the British Empire occupied 20% of the globe’s surface.

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Heart attacks - Ireland and Finland are the only European countries with higher heart attack rates than the UK.

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The national dish - Chicken tikka masala has been named the UK’s national dish. The curry dish is not typical in India.

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Christmas gets banned - Back in 1647, English Parliament banned Christmas! Instead, the day was dedicated to fasting.

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Fish and chips - Speaking of food, the first fish and chips shop was opened in 1860. It was set up by a Jewish immigrant called Joseph Malin.

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Cuppa anyone? - FactRetriever reports that the British population drinks around 165 million cups of tea.

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Contraband haggis -

Haggis is considered contraband to the US. You aren’t allowed to import the food, as the government ruled the ingredients as unfit for human consumption.

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