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INTERESTING AND FUN FACTS

ABOUT ENGLAND
•London‘s Big Ben is not a clock. Most

people refer to the clock tower next to the

•The capital of England is London . Houses of Parliament as Big Ben. That is only

Other major cities include Birmingham, the name of the bell inside. The tower itself is
Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Newcastle known as St.Stephen‘s Tower.

and Leeds.
•Leeds is one of the rainiest cities in

all of Europe with 1024 mm precipitation per
•The English language is one of the
year.
most widely spoken languages. Did you know
•English people consume more tea
that about one billion people around the world
speak English? It‘s the most global language

in the world. per capita than anybody else in
•England is the most populated country in the the world. At 5 p.m. exactly, English people

sit down to drink tea. This tradition is relevant
United Kingdom. The other countries
from the 18th century.
that make up the United Kingdom are Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland.
•Football ( Soccer) is the most
•England has a large economy and uses the
popular sport in England.

pound sterling as its currency.
•There is an anuual cheese rolling
•London Heathrow is the biggest airport
copmpetition. Every year in May, people

chase Double Gloucester cheese down the
on the European continent.
steep Cooper‘s Hill.
•There is only a 34 kilometre gap between

•David and Susan are the most
England and France and the countries common given names.
are connected by the Channel Tunnel which • It is a criminal offence to stick a postage

opened in 1994.

stamp to an envelope upside down.
• The London Eye is the tallest
observation wheel in the world and each

rotation takes about 30 minutes.

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