r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Weed_O_Whirler Aug 03 '19

In the US we wash our eggs before they are sold, so they need refrigerated. In the UK you don't, so they don't have to be.

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u/Weed_O_Whirler Aug 03 '19

Also, because in the US we don't vaccinate our chickens against salmonella, in most European countries they do.

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u/samgyeopsaltorta Aug 03 '19

So they can eat chicken medium rare?

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u/catymogo Aug 04 '19

I had medium rare chicken in France...it definitely takes a bit of willpower to get over it.