Fun facts about United Kingdom

1. countries that make up the United Kingdom are Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England is bordered by Wales to the west and Scotland to the north.
3. here is only a 34 kilometre (21 mile) gap between England and France
4. England was the first industrialized nation after the industrial revolution that began around 1760.
5. Famous English scientists include Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking
6. The longest river in the United Kingdom is the River Severn. Located in England and Wales (354km)
7. The highest mountain in England is Scafell Pike, which stands at around 978 metres (3,209ft) in height.
8. England has a large economy and uses the pound sterling as its currency.
9. English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web.
10. There have been a number of influential English authors but perhaps the most well known is William Shakespeare
11. Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in England
12. The Summer Olympic Games have been held in London 3 times, in 1908, 1948 and 2012.
13. The Queen of the UK is the legal owner of one-sixth of the Earth's land surface.
14. In the UK, if you reach your 100th birthday, you get a personalized card from the King.
15. In the UK, all horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport.
16. KitKats' year production could stretch around the London Underground more than 350 times
17. The Queen Mary of Scotland became queen when she was only six days old.
18. Since all British passports are issued in the Queen Elizabeth II's name, she herself doesn't have one.
19. British eggs (grade A) must not be washed for sale
20. The average car in Britain is parked for 96% of the time
21. There's a 'Rent a Mourner' service in the UK to fill your funeral with fake friends
22. The UK is the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies from the DNA of three people
23. Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning UK monarch ever
24. The world's shortest scheduled airline flight lasts 2 minutes. It connects two islands in the UK
25. The oldest house in the UK is nearly 6000 years old and has stone furniture that is still intact.
26. The UK and Portugal hold the longest standing alliance in the world that is still in force. It was ratified in 1386
27. There is a limit of 12 minutes of commercials, per hour of television, in the UK
28. Life expectancy in the UK was around 47 in 1900. it is now 80.
29. British Pennies are used to adjust the time in London's Big Ben clock tower.
30. The UK is the only country not required to name itself on its postage stamps
31. In the UK, it is illegal to ride a hoverboard scooter in public.
32. In the UK, it is illegal to ride a hoverboard scooter in public.
33. The King of Norway is 73rd in line to the British throne
34. A group of foxes is called a Skulk.
35. The barn owls hearing is the most sensitive of any creature tested.
36. The Queen of England owns all the Mute Swans in Britain.
37. Young hedgehogs are called hoglets.
38. Lone male foxes are sometimes called Tods. Hence the expression all on your tod (alone).
39. The only poisonous snake in Britain is the Adder.
40. Recently seahorses have been found in the River Thames _ Better water quality than in 1950's.
41. There really are wild scorpions in Britain _ The European yellow-tailed scorpion _ but only at Portsmouth Harbour.
42. The rarest mammal in Britain is the Scottish Wildcat.
43. There is an ongoing debate about whether or not wolves should be reintroduced to Scotland to reduce the red deer Population.
44. Britain's smallest mammal is the Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) and is about the size of a mans thumb.
45. Bees are critical to British food production _ it would cost farmers billions per year to pollinate their crops without bees.
46. Did you know that a group of pheasants is called a bouquet?
47. For some time there was a wild colony of Wallabies in the Peak District near Roaches Rocks
48. Every adult hedgehog has as around 7,000 spines covering its back and sides.
49. Every year many thousands of saplings grow in our woodlands because squirrels forget where they hid their nuts.
50. Badgers are said to get their name from the French word be'cheur meaning digger.
51. Windsor Castle, an official residence of the British Monarch, is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world
52. British Library in London is the largest library in the world. It has more than 170 million items catalogued
53. n 1945, a flock of birds landed on the minute hand of Big Ben and delayed time by 5 minutes
54. United Kingdom is the only country in the world without a written constitution.