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Is it true that Bars in the UK are legally obligated to provide free tap water? Are tea envelopes used at Tea Time color-coded (love, scorn, friendship, etc.)? Is it true that you are never supposed to knock more than once when visiting a British relative? Find the answers to these amazing facts and more here!
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Fact #1: Bars in the UK are legally obligated to provide free tap water!
FALSE
Fact #2: Tea envelopes used at Tea Time are colour-coded (love, scorn, friendship, etc.)
FALSE
Fact #3: You are never supposed to knock more than once when visiting a British relative.
TRUE
Fact #4: Winston Churchill was born in the ladies toilet during a dance.
TRUE
Fact #5: There are over 30,000 John Smiths in Britain
FALSE
Fact #6: Upper-class girls typically wear a fringe.
FALSE
Fact #7: Guinea pigs are a common gift for women on Valentine’s Day
TRUE
Fact #8: It is an offence to impersonate a Chelsea Pensioner
TRUE
Fact #9: John Lennon may have inadvertently predicted his own assassination.
TRUE
Fact #10: More cat food is bought in Britain each year that can be eaten by the number of cats in the country.
FALSE
Fact #11: William Shakespeare’s favourite meal was Fish n’ Chips
TRUE
Fact #12: Oxford University once had rules that specifically forbade students from bringing bows and arrows to class.
