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| The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states. |
| France has the highest per capita consumption of cheese. |
| Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs. |
| New Jersey has a spoon museum with over 5,400 spoons from almost all the states. |
| Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. |
| Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is not considered an insult! Despite the expensive food, tipping is welcome as in any other country. |
| Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States.Long Beach, WA |
| The age limit for marriage in France was, until recently, 15 for girls, but 18 for boys. The age for girls was raised to 18 in 2006. |
| In Bhutan government policy is based on Gross National Happiness; thus most street advertising is banned, as are tobacco and plastic bags. |
| Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based. |
| Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that this was the day of the changeover. |
| Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee. |
| There is a town in Newfoundland, Canada called Dildo. |
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