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 turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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