US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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The Queen and her husband are both great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
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Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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When Prince William becomes king, he will be the forty-fourth monarch since William the Conqueror who was crowned in 1066.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The biggest burger in Britain, dubbed the 'Apocalypse Burger', is a mammoth 25,000 calories, weighs 11kg (25lb) and contains £150 (around $233 USD) worth of ingredients.
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