American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Flag Pride

For whatever reason, states love to fly their flags. Americans really do love to pull the freedom card, but you don't see other states in other countries being so aggressively patriotic. While some see it as a civil right, others see it as a flag in their face.

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The More You Know

  • The United States defense budget of $698 billion is more than the next seventeen nations combined.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
  • Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
  • Glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
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