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.
American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World
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The More You Know
- Where the Wild Things Are was supposed to have been about horses—but the illustrator couldn't draw them.
- Honey is essentially bee vomit.
- The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
- Peanuts grow underground.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.