American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Doctor Ads

Apparently, it's really weird for a doctor to have a commercial about himself unless he's McDreamy. Most doctors are found via word of mouth from a trustworthy source, not from a subway ad or a bus bench. That just seems a little distasteful. 

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The More You Know

  • Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
  • 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.
  • There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.
  • At the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland, first prize is the wife's weight in beer.
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