15 Things You Didn’t Know Were British

15 Things You Didn’t Know Were British

15 Things You Didn’t Know Were British
30th March 2017

Great Britain can lay claim to some great inventions over the years, whether it be the steam locomotive or the electric motor.

But did you know that the supposedly French guillotine has humble origins in Yorkshire? Or that the lightbulb actually wasn’t invented in the US by Thomas Edison?

Here are 15 things which you probably didn’t know were British.

Fancy sharing our infographic?

<img src="https://cdn.silverdoor.com/blog/sd-media/2017-03/things-you-didnt-know-were-british1.jpg?ooMediaId=1306" width="100%"></p><br /><br /> <p>15 Things You Didn’t Know Were British - An infographic by the team at <a href="https://www.silverdoor.com/blog/15-things-you-didnt-know-were-british-infographic/">SilverDoor.co.uk</a></p><br /><br /> <p>


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