Random Fact No. 14

Queen Elizabeth I of England reigned for 44 years, 127 days (from November 17, 1558 to March 24, 1603).

Random Fact No. 13

Windsor Castle is the oldest royal residence in the world still in use, as well as the largest.

Random Fact No. 12

The English use more tea per capita than any other country in the world, three times more than Japan and twenty-two times more than America and France.

Random Fact No. 11

The flag of England is called the Union Flag when it is seen on land and Union Jack when it is being used on a ship. It's called "Jack" because it must be flown on the jack mast of a vessel. 

Random Fact No. 10

It's illegal to declaw cats in England.

Random Fact No. 9

The Queen's birthday is actually celebrated on two occasions: her actual birthday, April 21, and a birthday moved to the first, second or third Saturday in June (though rarely the third) in hopes of better weather for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Random Fact No. 8

In 2003, a heatwave hit England, causing 100 degree weather for the first time in recorded history.

Random Fact No. 7

Big Ben isn't the name of the tower; it's the name of the bell inside. The tower is actually called St. Stephen's Tower.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old. -- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

Random Fact No. 6

During World War One, the UK suffered two and a half million casualties.