‘What is your favourite piece of UK trivia?’ – 23 absolutely fascinating facts unique to Britain

13.

‘If you dig in the centre of Colchester, you will find a layer of ash that dates back to the destruction of the Roman capital of Britain by Boudica, Queen of the Iceni.’
–LDNLibero

14.

‘Legendary commentator Murray Walker came up with the slogan ‘Made to make your mouth water’ for Opal Fruits.’
–PurrPaul

15.

‘Edinburgh is closer to Norwich than it is to Lerwick.’
–Background_Shame3834

16.

‘The first Beatles song and the first James Bond film were released on the same day. An absurd day for British cultural domination.’
–LloydCole

17.

‘Caerphilly Castle has a leaning tower which leans at a steeper angle than the The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.’
–rabidrob42

18.

‘When Germany declared war on Britain in WW1 and WW2, they specifically excluded the Scilly Isles.

‘In 1873 German ship SS Schiller sank off the coast of the Scilly Isles and the locals rescue attempts left a lasting impression on the German people.’
–Fallenangel152

19.

‘Copyright law in England has a particular clause specifically making Peter Pan exempt from going out of copyright and becoming public domain, so Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital can forever claim royalties on it.’
–DavnidDeLaSoup

20.

‘A random fact I learned from Worzel Gummidge: a small triangle shaped patch of land in a road is called a ‘godcake’.’
–FarrinGalharad76

21.

‘The first street in the world to be lit with electric streetlights was Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.’
–murakami_fan

22.

‘One of the locomotives on the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch miniature steam railway was in service during the war as an armoured train that was used to transport ammunition to positions along the coast.

‘It’s the only known train to have an aircraft kill marking as part of its livery, an ME 109 tried to attack it during a raid and crashed after the pilot misjudged the scale.’
–Kubrick_Fan

23.

‘Norwich was once excommunicated by the pope, the only English city to have this happen. Due to the residents having a uprising against the monks of Norwich cathedral.’
–MrSpud45

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