https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg Write the most interesting facts about the UK today. You can add photos and videos. en-us 2020-11-08 15:45:24 UTC 2025-12-29 16:13:59 UTC hello@padlet.com tamaranyk2 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410703969 2021-04-13 06:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410703969 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410732930 Edinburgh became the first city in the world to have its own fire service.]]> 2021-04-13 07:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410732930 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410743491 Tea is by far the most famous drink among Brits. It is estimated that they drink 165 million cups of tea every day. The fun thing here is that in the U.S. the tea’s consumption is 20 times lower.]]> 2021-04-13 07:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410743491 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410756341 Big Ben is not actually the name of the clock, it is the name of the bell which is inside the clock.

]]> 2021-04-13 07:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410756341 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410758195 The Queen doesn’t have a passport
Queen Elizabeth II has visited over 100 countries on official duties – but astonishingly, she doesn’t need to have a passport. This is because British passports are issued in the name of the Queen.]]> 2021-04-13 07:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410758195 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410876190 Black cab (taxi) drivers in London have to memorise every street and important building in London within six miles from Charing Cross and they need to take a test called ‘The Knowledge’ before they can drive a car.

]]> 2021-04-13 08:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410876190 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410882581 The British eat over 11.5 billion (1,500,000,000) sandwiches every year!!

]]> 2021-04-13 08:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410882581 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410901389 The official London home of the British monarch (king or queen) is Buckingham Palace. It is the oldest royal residence in the world that is still being used by the royal family.


]]> 2021-04-13 08:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410901389 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410902525  London was the first city in the entire world to have an undergound subway system.]]> 2021-04-13 08:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1410902525 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1411396500 The 1st King of England made a law that everyone had to be in bed by 8pm.]]> 2021-04-13 11:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1411396500 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1417446100 In 1945, a flock of birds landed on the minute hand of Big Ben and put the time back by 5 minutes.]]> 2021-04-14 16:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1417446100 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1422364827 Britain originated many millennia ago - 6500 BC. Many historical monuments of all ages have been preserved throughout the country, from ancient to modern.]]> 2021-04-15 17:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1422364827 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1422896744 There are more chickens in England than people.]]> 2021-04-15 19:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1422896744 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424213526 It’s also worth noting that Britain became the world's first industrialized country in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The wealth was based on the manufacture of iron and steel, heavy machinery and textiles, and textiles, and coal mining, shipbuilding and trade.]]> 2021-04-16 05:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424213526 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424295319 In the UK, the opposite is true, or rather traffic.  It was in this country that the left-wing movement originated.]]> 2021-04-16 06:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424295319 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424429429 The Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch is the longest name of a town in the world.]]> 2021-04-16 07:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424429429 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424483746 In England, the police are called bobby. The word is derived from the name of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Robert Peel (abbreviated as Robert - Bob or Bobby).

]]> 2021-04-16 07:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1424483746 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1425053021 The London Underground is the oldest in the world,it began opertaing in 1863.]]> 2021-04-16 12:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1425053021 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1425594934 The Tower of London is one of the most popular sights. It served a prison long ago. Now there black ravons live. They guard the tower. There are men who take care of them. The legend says that Britain will exist till the ravons live in the Tower.]]> 2021-04-16 14:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1425594934 https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1426110133 It is one of the biggest observation wheels in the world. Its height is 135 meters. It has 32 cabins which symbolize 32 districts of London. It takes 30 minutes to make a full circle. But it is the view you will never forget. ]]> 2021-04-16 16:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tamaranyk2/ggq510es953q0sg/wish/1426110133