United Kingdom Facts

    7 facts tagged with United Kingdom Facts

    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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    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 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 Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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