27 interesting facts about the UK

27 interesting facts about the UK

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If you are planning a trip to the UK, you should know about its fascinating history.

Below is a list of interesting and interesting facts about the UK, including the infamous wars, landmarks and the capital of London.

However, the London pipeline from Leicester Square to the Garden of the Covenants is the most popular route for tourists;

Big Ben is not really a watch… the popular belief that Big Ben refers to world-famous timepieces is incorrect, in fact Big Ben is the name of the thirteen-ton bell.

River Thames flows through London has more than 20 tunnels and 200 bridges.

A strange rule that was never abolished was that all men over the age of 14 had to do two hours of archery practice every day.

Throughout the years, London was named under many names, during the Roman invasion it was called Londonium… it was also called Ludenwic during the Saxon.

Great Britain won the shortest war in history;

It is believed that about 30,000 John Smith lives in England.

In York, except Sunday, there is no law against the archery of Scottish arrows.

London is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world;

He was just small, having found no foothold in England that is more than 75 miles from the sea!

To this day, the UK is the only country not on the postage stamp.

The London Eye is famous for being the tallest observation wheel in the world… each rotation from start to finish takes about 30 minutes.

British citizens addicted to tea!

In the middle ages of England, animals were punished in the royal court for any damage they did to people or human property… how harsh!

Back in Shakespeare's time, mattresses were fastened to the bed frame by rope;

Despite being sovereign of Great Britain, the Queen of Your Majesty is not allowed in the House of Representatives because she is not a member.

In 1945, a large flock of starlings perched on the minute hand of St. Tower.

The spear ceased to be the official combat weapon of the British Army in 1927.

There are more chickens than humans in England.

Berwick-upon-Tweed (a place in the UK) has been at war with Russia for 110 years!

Although the London piping system is the largest in the world, it is the most unreliable and the most expensive.

London metro has 409 escalators ... these escalators travel distance per week, equivalent to a number of trips around the globe.

Strange;

The Queen of England used to have broad power and authority over nearly the entire world.

The UK is run under a dictatorship - citizens choose who they should lead.

In Chester, you can only shoot a Welsh man / woman with a bow and arrow inside the city wall after midnight.

Although the great fire in London destroyed much of the precious city, only 6 deaths were recorded.