1.
World War II began and ended, taking the lives of ~60 million people.
2.
Three British monarchs have held the throne.
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16 men and one woman have served as British Prime Minister.
5.
England won a World Cup.
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29 British men and women have won Best Actor/Actress Oscars.
7.
All six members of Monty Python were born.
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Manchester United won three Champions League titles.
9.
Ian Fleming created James Bond, leading to 44 novels and 23 movies.
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Great Britain's population went from ~47 million to ~62 million.
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The British Empire, which had 700 million subjects in 1936, disappeared.
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C.S. Lewis published all seven "Chronicles of Narnia" books, and J.R.R. Tolkien published "The Lord of the Rings."
13.
John Lennon, Sid Vicious, and Joe Strummer were born and died.
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13 Brits have won the Open Championship, golf's only major that takes place in Great Britain.
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And most importantly: they made a Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' English classic, "A Christmas Carol."