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.

They're Called Sneakers

Trainers? Tennis shoes? Nope. Not in the US. We wear sneakers, but no other country follows that term. Foreigners are also able to spot an American by the type of sneakers they wear.

The More You Know

A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet.
The majority of polar bears live in Canada—not in the Arctic.
It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
Agatha Christie said she came up with many of her book plots while sitting in her bathtub while eating apples.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.