Fun Facts

Here are some fun facts about England, and the people who live there. 

• Big Ben actually refers to the bell, not the clock
• London has had several names, such as Londonium, Ludenwic, and Ludenburg
• The shortest war in the world was between England and Zanzibar in 1896, and lasted for 38 minutes
• The first hot chocolate house was opened in England in 1657
• The first telephone dictionary in England only contained 25 names
• Englishmen drink more tea then anyone else in the whole world

                         

• London is the only city who has hosted the Olympics three times 
• More the 30 000 people in England are named John Smith 
• England is 74 times smaller then the United States 
• It was a Jewish immigrant in 1860 who opened the first fish and chips restaurant in England
• Windsor Castle is the largest royal home in the world 

             

• In England, they drive on the left side of the road
• According to Wikipedia, 2,2% of England's inhabitants are characterized as a "mixed race"
• In England chickens outnumber humans 
• Davis Beckham is afraid of birds
• The queen sent her first e-mail in 1976

                

-Frida