The Olympic Torch will begin its 8000 mile relay today travelling from Lands End to Plymouth.
On the way it will pass through many villages and towns including Falmouth, where in 1969, British sailor, Sir Robin Knox-Johnson ended his 10 month journey to become the first person to sail solo around the world without stopping.
Learn more about Sir Robin Knox-Johnson’s journey.
British Fashion Designer, Stella McCartney, was born in 1971.
Stella designed the uniforms that will be worn by athletes in the British Olympic and Paralympic teams at the London 2012 Games.
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The first ever official international football match took place in 1872 between Scotland and England. 4000 spectators watched the thrilling 0-0 draw!
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Did you know that no place in England is more than 74 miles from the coast?
With 131 Blue Flag Beaches and Marinas around the UK, there is plenty of stunning coastline to explore.
Find the nearest beach for you to visit on the Visit Britain website.
Since the start of the awards, there have been 76 British Nobel Prize winners in Science and Technology alone.
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This year, we are celebrating British literary greats, such as Dickens and Shakespeare.
Did you know it is 86 years since another British author, AA Milne, first published his classic children’s book Winnie the Pooh?
Did you know that the clock tower that houses Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster is 96 metres tall? Big Ben is actually the 13.5 ton bell at the top of the tower.
Take a virtual tour of Big Ben and the Clock Tower
Construction on the Millennium Dome began in March 1998. Now a sports and entertainment centre and known as the North Greenwich Arena for the Olympic Games, the Arena will host Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball.
Find out more about the Olympic venues
The first Chelsea Flower Show took place at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea 99 years ago (20 May 1913). Today, the flower show attracts over 150,000 visitors each year.
Find out more about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012
It took 100 years for British Swimmer Henry Taylor’s record of winning 3 gold medals at the 1908 Olympic Games, to be equalled by another British athlete - Chris Hoy in Beijing 2008.
With 100 days to go until the opening of London 2012, can we look forward to TeamGB breaking this record this year?
