Fact 111: Great Britain vs United Kingdom — "Great Britain" is the island containing England, Scotland and Wales (333 countries), while the "United Kingdom" is the sovereign state of Great Britain plus Northern Ireland (444 constituent countries). Fact 222: birthplace of the Industrial Revolution — Britain led the Industrial Revolution beginning in the late 18th18^{th}18th century, transforming manufacturing, transport and society worldwide. Fact 333: the London Underground is the world's oldest underground railway — the "Tube" opened in 186318631863 and shaped modern urban transit. Fact 444: Magna Carta and parliamentary history — the Magna Carta was sealed in 121512151215, and the UK has one of the oldest continuous parliamentary traditions centered at Westminster. Fact 555: left‑hand driving — Britain drives on the left-hand side of the road, a practice inherited by many of its former colonies and still unusual globally.
Fact 222: birthplace of the Industrial Revolution — Britain led the Industrial Revolution beginning in the late 18th18^{th}18th century, transforming manufacturing, transport and society worldwide.
Fact 333: the London Underground is the world's oldest underground railway — the "Tube" opened in 186318631863 and shaped modern urban transit.
Fact 444: Magna Carta and parliamentary history — the Magna Carta was sealed in 121512151215, and the UK has one of the oldest continuous parliamentary traditions centered at Westminster.
Fact 555: left‑hand driving — Britain drives on the left-hand side of the road, a practice inherited by many of its former colonies and still unusual globally.