
788. 50 Random British Facts (True or False Quiz) with James [Part 1]
Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
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Can I Make That One More Time?
During the Second World War, a fake mockup of London was built in the Kent Countryside with an intricate system of lights to confuse German bomber pilots during nighttime air raids. So basically the government said, go ahead and make as much gin as you want. And so everyone just went completely bonkers on gin. Okay, so binge drinking has got a long and colorful history in this country. Next thing was cock fighting is illegal, but heron fighting is still commonly practiced in rural areas. What's a ridiculous idea? Clearly false, but it sounds funny. It's a good sentence.
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