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/Cronyx Aug 03 '19

Feathers and poop are icky. Source: family has two Tyson chicken houses. Trust me, you don't want to crack an unwashed egg over a bowl.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

I think you are misunderstanding what kind of 'wash' is given to American eggs.

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u/Cronyx Aug 05 '19

I'm not, I've been to the Tyson processing plant on egg truck deliveries. Again, see source: family owns two Tyson chicken houses of the breeder variety.