For being detail-oriented in general. Compare any of their enthusiast magazines on any subject, such as photography, chess, computing, aviation...whatever, to their American counterparts. The UK versions are three times longer and have ten times as much good, relevant content.
I did not know that. Just finished reading a DK book on farming and gardening, and came through with the disticnt impression that the authors were trying to get the readers to become good tenant farmers for the king. Discussed mostly not using any hydrocarbon emitting engines.