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Beer floods, horse passports and more chicken than people: the UK is a weird place. You may think you know it all, but actually there's plenty of fascinating facts to discover about Old Blighty. Click through this gallery to discover the weirdest facts about the UK.

▲No matter where you go in the UK, you’ll never be more than 70 miles from the sea. A village called Coton in the Elms is the furthest place from the British coast.

▲In the UK, it’s considered treasonous to post an envelope with the postage stamp upside down.

▲Bloomsbury reports that the British consume more than 11.5 billion sandwiches, every year.

▲England’s first telephone directory was published in 1880. It had just under 250 names and addresses.

▲London has had a number of names over the years. Aliases include Ludenwic, Ludenburg and Londonium.

▲Back in 1945, a flock of birds turned back time. The birds landed on Big Ben’s minute hand, and set the time back by five minutes.

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Speaking of Big Ben, that’s not actually the clock’s name. It’s the name of the infamous loud bell.

▲In England, chickens outnumber England’s population.

▲To become a black cab driver in London, you’ll need to memorise every road and important building within six miles from Charing Cross.

▲One of the UK’s more humorous laws: it’s illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

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The UK population can be pretty fragile. Bloomsbury report that on average, 488 people are injured by zips every year.

▲On the £1 coin, the Queen is as old as she was when the coin was made.

▲The oldest royal residence in the world is Windsor Castle.

▲England was a participant in the shortest war ever. The country battled Zanzibar in 1896 for just 38 minutes.

▲Across the country, accents apparently change every 25 miles.

▲Back in 1814, a tidal wave of beer flooded London. It was because of a broken vat filled with the city’s beer.

▲According to Awesome Inventions, Nigeria has more English speakers than the UK.

▲The own a horse, pony, or donkey in the UK, you’ll need a horse passport.

▲The Queen apparently owns one-sixth of all land surface on Earth, according to Awesome Inventions.

▲The entire UK is smaller than Oregon, a western state in America.

▲The name “Britain” comes from the Celtic tribe: the Brythons.

▲Meanwhile, “England” comes from “Angle-land”, a name picked by invading Viking tribes.

▲At its peak, the British Empire occupied 20% of the globe’s surface.

▲Ireland and Finland are the only European countries with higher heart attack rates than the UK.

▲Chicken tikka masala has been named the UK’s national dish. The curry dish is not typical in India.

▲Back in 1647, English Parliament banned Christmas! Instead, the day was dedicated to fasting.

▲Speaking of food, the first fish and chips shop was opened in 1860. It was set up by a Jewish immigrant called Joseph Malin.

▲FactRetriever reports that the British population drinks around 165 million cups of tea.

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Haggis is considered contraband to the US. You aren’t allowed to import the food, as the government ruled the ingredients as unfit for human consumption.