Detangling Terms: Great Britain vs. UK vs. England

What's the difference between Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and England? Here's your answer. I was enlightened and, if this is something you're interested in, you will be, too.

And here's a fun blog post I just came across yesterday all about the history of the Union Jack (for the little-bit-of-this-and-a-little-bit-of-that approach, it actually looks pretty darn good) and how it influenced the creation of the American flag.