16 facts about Glastonbury
Glastonbury - one of the most mysterious places in England. This place attracts people with various interests. Romantics come here because of the lege ...
Great Britain is an island country in Western Europe. Its beginnings were quite modest when in 1603 its two component countries - England and Scotland - were united by a personal union. Today, the United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Although at the beginning of the 20th century, the area of the United Kingdom covered approximately 25% of the Earth's land area, today the United Kingdom is the 78th largest. Despite the significant reduction in its territory, it is still an important country in the international arena that influences not only the world of science and culture but also sports.
The second largest population is occupied by the Scots (5.4 million) and the Welsh (3.1 million). The smallest part of the population are citizens of Northern Ireland (1.9 million), which is less than 3%.
During the 2021 census, as many as 612.000 people reported Polish as their primary language. That's almost 1% of the total UK population.
It is the River Severn, whose source is in the Cambrian Mountains in mid-Wales. The Severn is 8 kilometers longer than the Thames.
Great Britain is therefore a perfect place for fans of long, but not too exhausting mountain trips.
We are, of course, talking about George Everest, the famous Welsh geographer, after whom Peak XV of the Himalayas - Mount Everest - was named.
Only police officers in Northern Ireland carry it with them at all times. Other countries in the kingdom equip their officers with melee weapons and pepper spray, and only officers who have undergone appropriate training are assigned to use firearms.
However, these regulations do not apply to professional drivers, for whom the alcohol limit in exhaled air is 0.2 per mille.
Among the graduates of this university, there are as many as 56 Nobel Prize winners, 12 saints, and even one of the antipopes - Alexander V.
The museum's resources are incomparably greater; it is estimated that only 1% of the items owned by the British Museum are on exhibition.
Its first codified rules were created in this country. The first important document regulating the game was the rules written in 1848 at the University of Cambridge, and they influenced the further development of football.
The Football Association was established on October 26, 1863, and its headquarters is in London.
The first cheeses of this type were made in the Middle Ages, near the village of Cheddar. There is a limestone gorge with many caves in which there were ideal conditions for ripening cheese. Although initially, Cheddar was a delicacy reserved almost exclusively for the royal court, today there is practically no place on Earth where you cannot buy it.
This custom was introduced in 1833 in Newmarket, England, and it spread to the whole of Great Britain in 1858.
This does not mean that there is lawlessness there. Simply, the documents regulating various aspects of the functioning of the state are separate from each other and not written down in one document. A similar situation occurs in two other countries: New Zealand and Israel.
It is estimated that the British economy loses around £9 billion a year due to workers being late. 56% of British people admit to being late for work at least once a week.
Harry Ogden is considered the founder of the first bookmaker, who opened his premises in Newmarket in 1795.
