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

  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
  • Mark Zuckerberg said a voting mechanism that says whether posts are good or bad is 'not something that we think is good for the world'.
  • Humans are the only animals with chins.
  • The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.
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