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By News on the Net ——--August 16, 2009

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  1. A Bombay duck is a fish.
  2. In England, the second floor of a building is the first floor.
  3. In Ireland, a head of lettuce is called a head of salad.
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  • In Scotland, a jury can bring in a verdict of “not proven.”
  • In Australia, a shrimp is called a prawn.
  • A tomato is a berry.
  • In New York, the word bottle is pronounced battle.
  • In New Zealand there is no kiwi fruit.
  • Pasta originated in China.
  • St. Patrick wasn’t Irish.
  • St. George wasn’t English.
  • St. Andrew wasn’t Scottish.
  • In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said: “ Play it again Sam.”
  • Nero didn’t fiddle while Rome burned.
  • The Caspian Sea is a lake.
  • Columbus never set foot U.S. soil.
  • On Magnetic Hill, New Brunswick, cars coast up-hill.
  • Canadian bacon is American bacon.
  • French fries originated in Belgium.
  • The Pennsylvania Dutch were Germans.
    • William Bedford All of the above are true.

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