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The Birmingham 6, a group of men incorrectly convicted of bombing a UK pub. The men provided false confessions to police after being interrogated for up to 12 hours (without any breaks, food or sleep) and physical abuse including punches, police dogs and a mock execution.
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Lord Buckethead is a UK politician whose manifesto includes but is not limited to banning proposals of turning the city of Birmingham into a Star Base until at least 2022.
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Birmingham, in the UK, has a gay village, which is full of LGBT friendly businesses, including sex shops and an adult cinema.
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Birmingham, UK has more miles of canals than Venice or Amsterdam
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Water is supplied to Birmingham, UK, from a reservoir in Mid-Wales by using a 1 in 2,300 gradient and gravity.
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Greater London hasn't been granted city status (City of London and Westminster each hold city status separately but no other neighborhood has been granted city status) and therefore Birmingham is the largest officially recognized city in the UK with a population of 1.1 million
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The Birmingham, UK accent is regarded as the least intelligent accent - below silence
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During the First World War, the Austin car company acquired dozens of mail-order bungalows from Michigan to use as housing in Birmingham, UK. The homes today are a historic district.
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The UK only has two cities that exceed more than 1 million people in population; London with over 8.4 million, followed by Birmingham with over 1.2 million. Following in third place for largest population is Glasgow, with just over 800,000. (From 2011 Census)
