Writing The Month First
America is the only country that writes out the date starting with the month. June 2, 2020, isn't custom in other countries. They write 2 June 2020. For whatever reason, we just won't conform.
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American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World
The More You Know
- The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
- Sixty percent of the World’s lakes (three million total) are located in Canada.
- The population of the United States increases by one person every 12 seconds.
- When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.