US presidential gifts include 300lb raw meat, bicycles, and pencil sharpeners, all governed by strict official rules. The presidential gift shop is less 'Oval Office,' more surreal yard sale.

Among the most jaw-dropping moments in presidential gift lore, a 6ft rug with Bill and Hillary Clinton’s faces—woven in record time by 12 Azerbaijani women—outshines even the infamous 300lb meat. Such extravagant diplomacy gifts have fueled countless viral news stories on U.S. politics.