American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Too Many Trash Cans

What's the deal with lining the driveway with trash cans, and yet the United States has the highest litter rate in the world? People in Japan will walk with their trash for blocks if they're out and about and don't see a trash can. We could learn a thing or two about how other countries conserve their ecosystems.

Overly Confident

So many Americans can argue themselves until they're blue in the face. However, that doesn't always mean they're right. Overconfidence often comes off as arrogance, and it wouldn't hurt to just listen and make informed decisions.

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The More You Know

  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
  • The world record for the tallest stack of doughnuts totaled more than 3,000.
  • The first time Reddit was mentioned in the New York Times, it was described as "foolish collectivism" that "grinds away the Web's edges and saps it of its humanity".
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.