United Kingdom Facts

1.
The Queen of the UK is the legal
owner of
one-sixth of the Earth's land surface.
2.
In the UK, if you reach your
100th
birthday, you get a personalized card
from the
Queen.
3.
In the UK, accents change
noticeably about every 25 miles
(40km).
4.
In London it is illegal to die in
the
Houses of Parliament.
5.
Nigeria has more English speakers than the United Kingdom.
6. The Queen Mary of Scotland became queen when
she was only six days old.
7. Since all British passports are issued in the Queen
Elizabeth II's name, she herself doesn't have one.
8. U.S. eggs are illegal in Britain because they are
washed. British eggs are illegal in the U.S. because
they are
not.
9.
In 2015, Queen Elizabeth II
became
the longest-reigning UK monarch
ever,
surpassing Queen Victoria.
10. The world's shortest scheduled
airline
flight lasts 2 minutes. It connects two
islands in
the UK.
11.
Margaret
Thatcher was reportedly more proud of becoming
the first Prime Minister with a science degree than
the first female Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom.
12.
The British Empire at its height was
larger than Africa and was even comparable in
size to the Moon.