From funky, to funny and downright FORE, good ole Britain is steeped in goodness … and a decent share of unusual facts. Check out our top 10 fascinating facts:
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Everywhere in England is no more than 120km from the ocean.
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The world’s oldest music shop opened in Cardiff in 1894.
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The first chocolate bar was invented in Bristol in 1847.
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Brits drink 165 million cups of tea a day, much more than the 1.4 million cups of tea that Aussie’s drink per day!
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Accents noticeably change about every 40km in Britain.
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The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn!
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The Fab Four went through several different band names before landing on The Beatles
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Inspiration for the ‘007’ code for James Bond, came from Ian Fleming’s everyday bus route.
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Fore! You can thank the Scottish for inventing the game of golf.
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While a dram of Scotch whisky may have aged for three or more years, the peat used to dry the barley is usually somewhere between 1000 and 5000 years old.
