fun facts about birmingham

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Fun Facts aboutBirmingham

I bet you didnt know these things about Birmingham

Birmingham in Alabama was named after Englands Birmingham

There is a crater on the moon called Birmingham

Birmingham is home to Cadbury Chocolate

Oxygen was discovered by Birmingham minister, Joseph Priestley

State education was first introduced in Birmingham in the 1850s

William Murdock who lived in Handsworth, Birmingham invented gas lighting his cottage located in Handsworth was the first home to have ever used gas lighting

Many of Britains most famous businesses eitheroriginatedor have their headquarters in Birmingham, including Cadbury World, Lloyds Banking, Jaguar Land Rover and Odeon cinemas

Birmingham in terms of people, is the youngest city in Europe with 40% ofitspopulation being under 25

After London, Birmingham is Britains most populated and visited city

Three British prime ministers attended Mason College, which is the forerunner of Birmingham University

J.K.K Tolkein was brought up in Birmingham and various locations like Moseley Bog, Sarehole Mill and Perrotts Folly inspired many of his ideas for the locations in Lord of The Rings

The first ever X-Ray was taken in Birmingham

Victoria Square homes one of the largest fountains formally known as The River but nicknamed by tourists as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi

Birmingham has more parks and trees than any other British city

Dame Barbara Cartland born in Birmingham holds theGuinnessWorld Record for the most novels written in one, single year She wrote 23 in total

The worlds ever hottest curry was first served in Birmingham

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