Интересные факты о Великобритании. Часть 1

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain is the first in the world that started to use postage stamps. Oxford Street is the longest trade street in the world (2.4 km). It has got 300 shops. People in the UK drive on the left side of the road. There is such a profession: a line sitter. They get paid $25 an hour to queue up for trendy releases. You will not meet homeless pets in the streets in the UK. Big Ben is not a clock but a bell. It was opened in 1859. The first hot chocolate store was opened in London. Chickens outnumber humans in England. French was the official language for about 300 years. In the Medieval Times, animals could be put on trial for crimes. The Queen has 30 god children. To be continued…