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British
Facts:
Great Britain has a long and colourful history which has and still creates
some amazing facts and trivia. We have listed some of the UK's weird
and wonderful facts, amazing UK trivia and strange UK laws below.
It is an executable offence to allow your pet to mate with a pet of the royal
house without permission.
A pregnant woman may relieve herself wherever she wishes.
The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated
that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Up until 1752 Britain used the Julian calendar and New Years Day was on
25th March.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple
William the Conqueror ordered that everyone should go to bed at eight
o’clock.
In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer
to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Berwick-upon-Tweed was officially at war with Russia for 110 years.
Even though being the sovereign of The United Kingdom, Her Majesty the
Queen is not allowed to enter the City of London with seeking the permission
of its Lord Mayor.
In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow
practice a day.
In 1945, a flock of starlings landed on the minute hand of Big Ben and put the
time back by five minutes.
Britain is he only country in the world which doesn’t have the country’s name
in its postage stamps.
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