American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Not Using The Metric System

The United States is one of the only nations that doesn't use the easy metric system. It's based on units of 10 and is universally simple. The US uses the Imperial System, which is based on inches, feet, ounces, and pounds.

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The More You Know

  • The glass winged butterfly lacks colored scales, which makes its wings transparent and helps it avoid predators.
  • Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
  • The horse on the Wyoming license plate is named Steamboat.
  • The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
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