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Interesting facts about England and English
Let’s Discover
The United Kingdom
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The UK :
England(London)
Scotland(Edinburgh)
Wales(Cardiff)
Northern Ireland(Belfast)
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The Union Jack – Great Britain Flag
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French was the official language of England from 1066 till 1362
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Windsor Castle is the largest royal residence in the world
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English people drink English people drink more tea than anybody more tea than anybody else in the worldelse in the world(they drink 22 times (they drink 22 times more than the Americans more than the Americans or the French)or the French)
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The London Eye is the biggest
observation wheel and each rotation
takes about 30 minutes
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London is the largest financial centre in the world. Swiss Re is Swiss reinsurance company in London and the building is called 30 St Mary Axe
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1948
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The UK brought the world
RUGBY
POLO
SOCCER
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More than 200 bridgesMore than 200 bridges and 20 tunnels and 20 tunnels criss-cross the river criss-cross the river ThamesThames
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“Cinderella” is the favorite fairytale of the English
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The name “Big Ben” does not refer to the clock,The name “Big Ben” does not refer to the clock, but actually the bell inside the tower, but actually the bell inside the tower, which is now called Elizabeth Tower. which is now called Elizabeth Tower.
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This sentence contains all This sentence contains all the letters of English alphabetthe letters of English alphabet
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There are about 30,000 people called John Smith
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What is called a " French kiss“ in the English speaking world
is known as an " English kiss" in France
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with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language
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“Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel
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England's first chocolate store opens in London by a Frenchman in 1657
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Dyslexics
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England is also
famous for …
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Red Double-Decker Buses
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Red Telephone boxes
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Rainy and foggy days
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British accent
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Stonehenge
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SKINS
TV Series
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Queen
Radiohead
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Driving on the wrong side of the road
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