England is the most populous country in the United Kingdom. The other countries that make up the United Kingdom are Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Here are some interesting facts and facts about England.
1) England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. However, England is 2.5 times more populous than Australia and 1.5 times more populous than California.
2) About 20 million tourists visit England every year.
3) 25% of Londoners were born outside the UK. They speak over 300 different languages.
4) Engines for Aston Martin cars are assembled by hand. Over 400 quality checks go through Aston Martin vehicles before they enter service.
5) Big Ben is not the name of a clock, but a 13-ton bell.
6) The first telephone directory was compiled in England in 1880. It contained 25 names.
7) The UK has no written constitution. This is a unique phenomenon in Europe. Instead, the UK has a collection of historical documents, such as the “Magnacarta” from 1215, which is the foundation of the constitution.
8) Dolly the Sheep was cloned in Scotland in 1996. 9) England is sometimes called “Albion” after the Roman invaders saw the white cliffs at Dover.
10) The light in the bathroom turns on when you pull the string
11) Dinner is actually dinner. Or just a late dinner. It is at the “dinner” that the British eat spaghetti, roast. This usually happens around 7 or 8 pm.
12) When you cross the road at a red light, cars usually don’t honk. They slow down or even stop.
13) If you want to have fun in London, you should be aware that most establishments close at 11pm or around midnight.
14) Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled England 400 years ago, went completely bald before she was 50. She had over 70 wigs in her collection. One of them was bright green.
15) The heaviest crown in the Tower of London weighs 2 kg 16) In the entire history of the Big Ben clock, there were only 4 failures:
– in 1962 he was 10 minutes late on New Year’s Eve,
– in 1972 there was a single breakdown associated with the metal parts of the mechanism responsible for hitting the bells. Big Ben did not work from August 5, 1975 to May 9, 1977,
– in 1997, on April 30, to be precise, the clock stopped. A similar situation happened 3 weeks later,
– in 2005, at 22:07 on May 27, the clock stopped ticking. He didn’t work for 90 minutes.
17) The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is above the law, head of the National Church of England, leader of the military and a tourist attraction.
