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1. I live in this bit. At one point or another we were in charge of all the other bits
2. This part had a small war going on in it in the late 20th century
3. Land of dragons and rain. Lots and lots of rain.
4. The now sadly deceased Sean Connery is from this bit
5. Lava bread comes from here
6. This one has over 4000 castles
7. This part has the highest population of redheads in the world
8. The titanic launched from this parts capital city