The United Kingdom might not seem like a place that could offer you anything more exciting than a cup of tea and some gloomy weather, but this place does, in fact, have its oddities. Did you know, for example, that Queen Elizabeth II can travel without a passport? Or that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn? Or that from 1066 to 1362, the predominant language of England was actually French? Then let's see what else is interesting about the United Kingdom!

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UNITED KINGDOM - CIRCA 1952: A stamp printed in Great Britain showing a portrait of queen Elizabeth II, circa 1952: By neftali/Shutterstock.com, https://www.shutterstock.com/image-ph...

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