{"id":560,"date":"2012-11-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/2012\/11\/facts-about-the-united-kingdom.html"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:08:02","slug":"united-kingdom-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/united-kingdom-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Interesting Facts About the United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you’re planning a trip to the UK, you should know about its fascinating history. If you’re from the UK, maybe it’s time to brush up on the knowledge about where you come from!\n
Here is a list of fun and interesting facts about the United Kingdom, including infamous wars, landmarks and the capital city London.\n
The tube route in London from Leicester Square to Covenant Garden is the most popular route for tourists, however; it is faster to get from Leicester Square to Covenant Garden on foot!\n
Big Ben isn’t actually a clock…the popular belief that Big Ben refers to the world-famous clock isn’t true, actually Big Ben is the name of the thirteen tonne bell. The actual tower that the bell is enclosed in is called St. Stephen’s Tower.\n
The River Thames that flows through London has over 20 tunnels and 200 bridges.\n
A strange law that was never abolished is that all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice per day.\n
Throughout the years, London has been under many names, during the Roman Invasion it was called Londonium… it was also called Ludenwic in the Saxon times.\n
England won the shortest war in history; the war broke out between England and Zanzibar in 1896… Zanzibar surrendered after an astonishing 38 minutes.\n
There is believed to be around 30,000 John Smiths residing in Britain.\n
In York, excluding Sundays there is no law against shooting a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.\n