In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Prince William's nickname in college was "P-Willy".
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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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A study in the UK states that men need at least two "guys nights out" each week to stay healthy.
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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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