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True (unless they pay somebody a big enough bribe).
A loophole allows Americans to call their sparkling wines ‘champagne’. In 1891, the Treaty of Madrid decreed that only the Champagne region was allowed to use that name; the rule was reaffirmed in the Treaty of Versailles, 1919. However, the US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles, instead they signed a separate peace agreement with Germany. This did not include the alcohol stipulations, as the US was in the midst of Prohibition at the time. When Prohibition was lifted, American wine-merchants took advantage of this loophole, freely selling their own ‘Champagne’, much to the chagrin of the French industry.true
Less than 0.1% ( 1 in 1000 ) of the prison population in the US are members of the Aryan Brotherhood12%.
Instead of just donating money to the New York Food Bank, Toyota offered kaizen, a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement”. Toyota sent its engineers to the soup kitchen and reduced wait time from 90 to 18 minutes
Would France allow an American "champagne" to be called that in France or the other signing countries of Versailles. Just wondering?
False. The air would be so thin that it wouldn't be able to. Also factor in that they are not very aerodynamic.
A killer whale can ram a shark so hard it kills it instantly and stuff will shoot out of both ends of the shark.False. I think orcas ram into them first.
