Enormous Highways
What's the deal with eight-lane highways? Why are they necessary? Making highways wider doesn't get rid of the amount of traffic or make commutes faster, it does the complete opposite.
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American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World
The More You Know
- At the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland, first prize is the wife's weight in beer.
- Yosemite means "those who kill."
- Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties have been registered as blood donors.
- A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.