American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Boring Conversation Starters

Ever notice how someone asks, "How are you?" but they don't really care about the reply, and then you still feel obligated to ask the question in return? It's a weird formality that people say when they start a conversation but just leads to pointless banter. Americans are really great at this.

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The More You Know

  • The moon has its own time zones.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors.
  • 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.
  • There are more than 24 time zones around the world.
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