American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Expensive Healthcare

America boasts one of the most expensive and confusing healthcare systems in the world. Most foreign countries, especially in Europe, offer free or universal healthcare for everyone. The right to seek affordable medical treatment should be a no brainer, right?

Measuring Things in "Football Fields"

This is truly one of the most useless measuring techniques ever heard of. How are you supposed to gauge the length of a football field in comparison to anything else? Who came up with that? In other countries, they don't even have football.

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The More You Know

  • The first commercial airplane flight lasted 23 minutes.
  • Your heart beats 100,000 times a day.
  • Tarantula bites are about as painful as bee stings.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.