Facts about the UK

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GREAT BRITAIN WAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF THE UNION OF

GREAT BRITAIN WAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF THE UNION OF

SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND. THE TREATY OF UNION, SIGNED IN 1707, ENTAILED THE UNIFICATION OF THESE TWO COUNTRIES AND THE FORMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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AFTER THE DEFEAT OF NAPOLEON, ACHIEVED LARGELY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS

AFTER THE DEFEAT OF NAPOLEON, ACHIEVED LARGELY THANKS TO THE EFFORTS

OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY, ENGLAND WAS FORCED TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH RUSSIA AND RECKON WITH THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER I. THUS, THE US WAR WITH ENGLAND IN 1812-1815. WAS COMPLETED BY PEACE IN GHENT WITH THE MEDIATION OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER I.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE BECAME ONE OF THE SYMBOLS OF GREAT BRITAIN. SHE

AGATHA CHRISTIE BECAME ONE OF THE SYMBOLS OF GREAT BRITAIN. SHE

IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AUTHORS OF DETECTIVE PROSE IN THE WORLD, AND HER BOOKS ARE THE MOST PUBLISHED AFTER THE BIBLE AND THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE.
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THE MOTTO ON THE COAT OF ARMS OF GREAT BRITAIN IS

THE MOTTO ON THE COAT OF ARMS OF GREAT BRITAIN IS

WRITTEN IN FRENCH: "DIEU ET MON DROIT" ("GOD AND MY RIGHT"). THE ACT OF THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT ON THE MANDATORY USE OF ENGLISH IN STATE COURTS WAS ALSO WRITTEN IN FRENCH.
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BIG BEN IS SUCH A CLOCK TOWER? BIG BEN IS A

BIG BEN IS SUCH A CLOCK TOWER? BIG BEN IS A

BELL. IT WEIGHS ALMOST 14 TONS AND HIDES BEHIND THE DIAL OF THOSE SAME HOURS
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THE FIRST CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE WORLD WERE CREATED BY THE

THE FIRST CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE WORLD WERE CREATED BY THE

BRITISH LORD KITCHENER IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR BOER FAMILIES DURING THE BOER WAR OF 1899-1902. BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE BRITISH TROOPS, KITCHENER DESTROYED THE CIVILIAN BOER FARMS, AND THE CIVILIAN POPULATION WAS INTERNED IN CAMPS WHERE, ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH THEMSELVES, THE CONDITIONS OF STAY WERE SIMPLY APPALLING.
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THE CROWN OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE CONSISTS OF 2,288 DIAMONDS, 273

THE CROWN OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE CONSISTS OF 2,288 DIAMONDS, 273

PEARLS, 17 SAPPHIRES, 11 EMERALDS AND 5 RUBIES
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IN THE 17TH CENTURY, A RAIN LAW WAS ADOPTED IN GREAT

IN THE 17TH CENTURY, A RAIN LAW WAS ADOPTED IN GREAT

BRITAIN, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE WEATHER FORECASTER WAS EXECUTED FOR IMPROPER PREDICTION OF THE RAI