London is the largest city in Europe. There are over twelve million people living within the greater London area.
London is one of the cities with the highest cultural diversity in the world. About 25% of the inhabitants of London were born outside of England.
Windsor Castle is the oldest royal residence in the world still being used by a royal family.
The famous Big Ben is not the name of the clock tower, but is actually the name of the bell inside the tower of St. Stephen's.
The world's first public zoo first opened in 1829 in London. There are over 300 languages spoken in England. From 1066 to 1362, French was actually the official language in England.
The English drink more tea than any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
England's first Fish'n'Chips restaurant was started in 1860.
London's tube system is the first and the largest underground system in the world.
The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe.
The river Thames, which flows through London, has over 200 bridges and 20 tunnels.
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