{"id":1135,"date":"2021-05-31T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2021-06-16T07:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T07:08:30","slug":"fun-facts-about-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/2021\/05\/31\/fun-facts-about-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun facts about United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A research prepared by Dimitar Panayotov (9th grade)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Most people refer to the clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament as <strong>Big Ben<\/strong>. However, that is only the name of the 13-tonne bell inside. The actual tower is known as <strong>St. Stephen\u2019s Tower<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\"><li>The Brits invented the first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system, back in 1840. The <strong>\u2018Penny Black\u2019<\/strong> had a picture of Queen Victoria on it, and as the name suggests, cost one penny. Before that time, it was usually the recipient who paid the postage price, which varied according to how far the letter had travelled.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><li>After the Penny Black stamp came the <strong>Penny Red<\/strong>. This was introduced as once a Penny Black had been used, the post service would cross the stamp out in red to show it had been used.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Golf was invented in Scotland<\/strong>, and can be traced back to 1457. However, it was outlawed for a while by King James II of Scotland, as it detracted from the army\u2019s training!&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\fun-facts-about-Great-Britain-8.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5-850x566.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-5.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\"><li>Meanwhile, the old <strong>golf course <\/strong>at St Andrews Links in Fife, Scotland is the oldest golf course in the world. There\u2019s an historic charter dating back to 1552 which mentions people can continue the \u201cplaying at golf,&nbsp;futball,&nbsp;schuting&nbsp;at all&nbsp;gamis, with all&nbsp;uther&nbsp;maner&nbsp;of&nbsp;pastyme&nbsp;as ever&nbsp;thai&nbsp;plais.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\"><li>The Welsh town of <strong>Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch<\/strong> is the longest name of a town in the world. If you want a photo with the name, head to the train station where the sign stretches right down the platform!&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign_(cropped_version_1).jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-1.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-1-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\"><li>It\u2019s thought that Ian Fleming used a bus route close to his home as inspiration for <strong>James Bond<\/strong>\u2019s codename. The <strong>route 007<\/strong> used to go <strong>from Canterbury to the Kent coast<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\"><li><strong>Windsor Castle<\/strong> is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, being in use since the 11th century. It\u2019s still one of the official residences of The Queen, as well as having some areas accessible to the public on tours.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\"><li>Among Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s more bizarre titles is \u2018Seigneur of the Swans\u2019. Officially, <strong>the reigning monarch owns any unmarked mute swan<\/strong> in open water in both England and Wales\u2026 so most of the swans in Britain.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\"><li>Wales\u2019 capital city <strong>Cardiff<\/strong> is known as the \u2018City of Arcades\u2019 as it is home to the highest concentration of Victorian, Edwardian and contemporary <strong>indoor shopping arcades <\/strong>of any British city.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"11\"><li><strong>French was the official language of the nation<\/strong> for 300 years.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\520px-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-4.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-4-260x300.jpeg 260w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-4-300x346.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"12\"><li>Great Britain is home to <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>shortest scheduled passenger flight<\/strong> in the world. The 2.7 km flight from&nbsp;Westray&nbsp;to Papa&nbsp;Westray&nbsp;in the Orkney Islands in Scotland has a scheduled time of one and a half minutes, although the record stands at 47 seconds. Tickets with&nbsp;Loganair&nbsp;start from \u00a37.25 one way.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"14\"><li>The record for <strong>the world\u2019s shortest war<\/strong> is held by Britain and Zanzibar. The Anglo-Zanzibar War in 1896 lasted just 38 minutes.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\800px-Anglo-Zanzibar_War_without_gunfire.svg.png\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image.png 800w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-768x555.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"15\"><li><strong>Shakespeare<\/strong> has been credited by the Oxford English Dictionary for increasing the number of words in the English language. It\u2019s thought that his vocabulary contained over 20,000 words, and around <strong>3,000 <\/strong>of these were added to our language.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\Greenblatt-Shakespeare.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3-850x478.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-3.jpeg 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"16\"><li>One of Britain\u2019s most bizarre events is the annual cheese-rolling competition that takes place on Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire. At the top of the hill a <strong>3kg Double Gloucester cheese<\/strong> is sent rolling down.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"17\"><li>While around 660 species of spider are found in Britain, the most poisonous is <strong>the false widow spider<\/strong>, which&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;thought was introduced to Britain from the Canary Islands. They look pretty scary, but their bites are relatively harmless.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"18\"><li><strong>The Queen<\/strong> is also the only person from Great Britain who <strong>doesn\u2019t need to possess a British passport in order to travel<\/strong>. The royal family website states, \u201cas a British passport is issued in the name of Her Majesty, it is unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.&nbsp;All other members of the Royal Family, including The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales, have passports.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"19\"><li><strong>The Tower of London<\/strong> has had many famous inhabitants, but arguably the most famous are the six black ravens. Charles II wrote a royal decree which said that if any of the birds flew away, then the kingdom would fall.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"20\"><li><strong>Buckingham Palace<\/strong> might be one of the most prestigious buildings in London, but did you know it was built on the site of a gay brothel&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-2.jpeg\" alt=\"C:\\Users\\User\\Pictures\\resize.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-2.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/gpaeburgas.org\/Fullbright\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/image-2-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research prepared by Dimitar Panayotov (9th grade) Most people refer to the clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament as Big Ben. 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