· Almost 75% of the land in the UK is taken for farming
· The highest point is Ben Nevis at 1,343 m and the lowest point is -4m at The Fens.
· Polo, soccer and Rugby were introduced to the world by the UK.
· The British invented the world’s earliest railways.
· Big Ben refers to the bell and not the clock.
· The tube route from Leicester Square to Covent Garden can be covered quicker on foot. However this seems to be the most popular route tourists take.
· There is no portrait of William Shakespeare painted, when he was alive.