- In England, a man named William Shakespeare was one of the first people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Turning back the clock hands of Big Ben takes a total of five hours.
- All British tanks are equipped with Boiling Vessels, which are essentially tea-making facilities.
- The shortest war in history was between the British Empire and the East African island state of Zanzibar in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
- Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.
- In the UK all horses, donkeys and ponies must have a horse passport.
- Windsor Castle is the largest royal home in the world.
- Sometimes people sneeze many more times than just two or three. Donna Griffiths, a woman in the UK sneezed for 978 days. At the beginning of this sneezing episode, she sneezed once every minute.
- The UK and Portugal hold the longest standing alliance in the world. It was ratified in 1386 and is still in force.
- The Queen is the only person in the United Kingdom who does not need a driving license in order to drive. The 93-year-old loves driving, but after Prince Philip’s recent traffic accident she’s agreed to stop driving as well.
- Under the Salmon Act of 1986, British Parliament declared it illegal to handle salmon in "suspicious circumstances" but it did not define what circumstances could be considered suspicious.
- Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.
- A British gymnast survived a fall from a fourth story window because he went into a somersault and came down on two feet.
- In England, in pubs or bars, you can have drinks but you are not allowed to get drunk.
- You probably won’t find light switches inside a bathroom in the UK, because of the fear of electrocution.
- A Nigerian woman was caught entering the UK with 104 kg of snails in her baggage.
- The first fish and chip restaurant was opened in 1860 by a Jewish immigrant.
- The Queen of the UK is the legal owner of one-sixth of the Earth’s land surface.
- Smith, Jones and Williams are the most common names in UK.
- The British royal family isn't allowed to play Monopoly.