On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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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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 Canadian province of New Brunswick (which was part of the UK at the time) had a bloodless war with the US state of Maine in 1839
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A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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