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Are you interested in studying in the UK<\/a>, but want to learn something a little different about some of the best universities in the world<\/a>? The Independent newspaper compiled a list of the most obscure facts about UK universities<\/a>, and we selected five of the best below.<\/p>\n

See: UK University Course Search<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wish to study in the UK,\u00a0arrange a free consultation<\/a> with our international application experts today. We can help you achieve your dream of joining a UK university.<\/p>\n

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Five interesting facts about UK universities<\/h2>\n

Warwick and its car powered by chocolate<\/h3>\n

Researchers at Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick<\/a>\u00a0designed and developed an F3 racing car that is powered by chocolate, steered by carrots and has a bodywork made from potatoes!<\/p>\n

York and its duck population<\/h3>\n

The University of York<\/a>\u00a0is famous for its duck population and it is suggested that 14 ducks inhabit every 1\/4 of an acre on the campus. Students have even named a particularly aggressive red and yellow head duck ‘Beer Monster’!<\/p>\n

Cambridge and Lord Byron’s pet bear<\/h3>\n

In the 19th century the poet Lord Byron tried to keep a pet dog while he attended the University of Cambridge<\/a>\u00a0but was made to get rid of it. In protest he got himself a pet bear instead and as there was nothing in the statute to state that he couldn’t have one, the university had no legal argument against him.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh\u00a0and the UK’s oldest student newspaper<\/h3>\n

The University of Edinburgh<\/a>\u00a0is home to the UK\u2019s oldest student newspaper, which was started in 1887 by Robert Louis Stevenson, author of\u00a0Treasure Island\u00a0and\u00a0The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde.<\/p>\n

Coventry’s sactified ground<\/h3>\n

Right next to the admin block in Coventry University’s<\/a>\u00a0campus stands a patch of grass full of tombstones. This is because a Church used to stand where the university now does, but as it is classed as sanctified ground the tombstones cannot be removed.<\/p>\n

Apply to study in the UK<\/h2>\n

Are you interested in studying in the UK? Arrange a free consultation<\/a>\u00a0in London or Manchester today where we can get your application started!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"study-guide-destinations":[127],"study-guide-canada-categories":[],"study-guide-australia-categories":[],"study-guide-usa-categories":[],"study-guide-uk-categories":[1574],"study-guide-nz-categories":[],"study-guide-ireland-categories":[],"class_list":["post-138859","gsi_study_guides","type-gsi_study_guides","status-publish","hentry","study-guide-destinations-study-in-uk","study-guide-uk-categories-uk-university-facts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides\/138859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsi_study_guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsi_study_guides"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"study-guide-destinations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-destinations?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-canada-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-canada-categories?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-australia-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-australia-categories?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-usa-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-usa-categories?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-uk-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-uk-categories?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-nz-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-nz-categories?post=138859"},{"taxonomy":"study-guide-ireland-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/pakistan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/study-guide-ireland-categories?post=138859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}