Interesting facts about the uk



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Interesting facts about the UK.

1. In the UK all the way around, rather vehicular traffic. It is in this country originated drive on the left.  2. In 2008, the emblem of Liverpool were "Superlambananas" - a strange yellow creatures with the head or llama, or cow and the tail in the shape of a giant banana. These "freaks" were staring from shop Windows and posters great amusement of passers-by.

3."Albion", the name of the British Isles, known many years ago. England got it because of white chalk cliffs and the cliffs of Dover, located on the South coast.

4.Scotland boasts the shortest flight in the world. It lasts 1 minute 14 seconds from the island of westray Papa Westray to the island. 

5.Any stamp with Latin letters indicate the name of the country that issued it. UK only exempted from this obligation, because she was the first to use the brand.  6. You know that the official holiday "the birthday of the British monarch" does not match actual date of birth of the Queen of great Britain? Elizabeth II was born April 21, but the birthday is officially celebrated on the third Saturday of June. 

7. Restaurants in the UK usually require visitors to pay in cash.

8. In Scotland a man who refused to marry the woman who made him an offer, was obliged to pay a fine. 

9. A distinctive feature of British subway can be called that not only the lines on the maps, but also wagons of different lines are painted in the appropriate color.  10. The motto on the coat of arms of great Britain written in French: "Dieu et mon droit" ("God and my right"). 

11. The raincoat was invented in 1824 in Scotland, chemist, architect, artist and designer Charles Mackintosh (Charles Macintosh), a native of Glasgow. In the UK this garment is still called a "Mac". 

12. In the XVII-XVIII centuries, all who had uncorked the bottle of the ocean with letters of the Queen, executed. Because int hose days there was a post of the Royal at to parsec ocean bottles with letters. 

13.Edinburgh was home to Skye Terrier grey Piersa Bobby (Grey Friar's Bobby), who won the hearts of the nation by sitting on the grave of his deceased owner for 14 years.  14. The house of Commons is the only place in Britain where you cannot enter the Queen, because she is not a member of the House. 

15. In London is the longest shopping street in the world - Oxford street. 

16. Currently in the UK the three most common topics of conversation is a sport, X-factor and weather.

17. In England, policemen are called bobby. The word comes from the name of the Prime Minister of Britain - Robert peel (abbr. from Robert - Bob or Bobby).

Work performed Bartosz Kristina. Grade 9.


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