r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Feb 21 '17

What do you know about... the UK?

This is the sixth part of our ongoing weekly series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The UK is the second most populous state in the EU. Famous for once being the worlds leading power, reigning over a large empire, it has recently taken the decision to exit the EU.

So, what do you know about the UK?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Feb 23 '17

Invented...

  • Gravity

  • Sandwiches

  • Evolution

  • Motion

  • The English language

  • The Industrial Revolution

  • The WWW

  • The computer

  • Alan Turing

  • The Balti curry

  • Bangers and mash

  • The chocolate bar

  • Smallpox vaccine

  • Hip replacements

  • Viagra

  • Shrapnel

  • Tanks

  • Steam engines

  • Infrared

  • Electromagnets

  • Electrons

  • Antimatter

  • Neutrons

  • Aphex Twin (Richard D James)

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u/nounhud United States of America Feb 22 '17

Yeah, well what else did the UK ever do for us?

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u/pipiska ☑️ Russian bot Feb 22 '17

Made Liam Howlett into existense