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July 19,
Interesting Numbers - The Lottery

Camelot, the company that runs The National Lottery in the UK, has reduced the odds of winning the jackpot by 320%. (They have added an extra 10 numbers, which means people will have to choose 6 numbers out of 59 not 49. The odds of matching six numbers from 49 balls was 14 million to […]

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July 19,
Interesting Number - 29

A survey conducted by life insurance provider Beagle Street, revealed that young Brits don't feel "adult" until they have reached the age of 29. (Although legally you are regarded as an adult at 18 in the UK, seemingly the average young Brit believes it is another 11 years until they actually reach adulthood. The reasons […]

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July 19,
On This Day

On this day 1st April.

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July 19,
Interesting Food - Milk

According to market research firm Mintel, a quarter of British people are now drinking non-dairy milks.

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July 17,
Today

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May 19,
Interesting Fact - Drinking in the UK

According to findings from the 2019 Global Drug Survey, drinkers in the UK get drunk more often than anywhere else in the world. It appears Brits are getting drunk almost once a week. The report studied drinking habits in 36 countries, although there is an overall downward trend of drinking levels in the UK and abstention […]

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