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
- A former NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker.
- Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
- Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
- “Digging a hole to China” is theoretically possible if you start in Argentina.