Edinburgh was the first city in the world which had its own fire-brigade | added by donnie |
Portugal is England’s oldest ally. The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty signed in 1373 is still in force. | added by isaac |
Nowhere in Britain is more than 74½ miles from the sea | added by maria |
Britain is he only country in the world which doesn’t have the country’s name in its postage stamps | added by eri |
Berwick-upon-Tweed was officially at war with Russia for 110 years | added by ray |
French was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 until 1362 | added by doug |
The River Thames, which flows through London, has over 200 bridges and 20 tunnels. | added by danny |
The treasures contained in the British Museum span two million years of world civilization | added by susie |
The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe! | added by edd |
In England, in pubs or bars, you can have drinks but you are not allowed to get drunk; and in Scotland you are on the wrong side of the law if you are drunk and in possession of a cow | added by doug |