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Are you turning 100 years old?

Therefore, you'll receive a card from the Queen herself! 

 

More details here: 

http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/Queenandanniversarymessages/Anniversarymessages.aspx

Queens birthday card

 

Where is the centre of the UK?

113 kilometres away from the sea! Very close to a small farm, near a village called Coton in the Elms.

 

More details here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/derbyshire/3090539.stm

Coton in the elms
Tea field

 

Can you guess how many cups of tea the British drink each day?

165 millions of cups!

 

More details here:

https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-faqs

 

Potatoes! A staple in the UK... 

73% of adults eat chips as part of their evening meal, 54% mashed potato, 39% frozen roast potatoes and 19% frozen jacket potatoes.

 

More details here:

http://potatoes.ahdb.org.uk/market-information-0/consumers

Pdt

 

 

Did you know?

Big Ben is not the name of the famous London clock, it is the name of the bell  inside the clock!

 

More details here: http://www.parliament.uk/bigben

 

Big ben

London taxi

 

How long is the service life of the famous London cabs, the taxis, before retirement?

Between 10 to 12 years!

 

More details here: http://www.londoncabs.co.uk/history/

 

What about an old law of 1839, still valid?

It is illegal to beat or shake any carpet or rug in any street. However, beating or shaking a doormat is allowed before 8am.

 

More details here: http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf

 

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Windsor castle from the air

 

Windsor Castle doesn't belong to the British Monarch!

The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, it has been inhabited continuously for more than a thousand years. The current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is the 39th resident of the castle.

But just a resident...

 

More details here: https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/windsorcastle/about​