American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Huge Pickup Trucks

Don't mess with someone's 4 by 4. The bigger the wheels, the tougher the man (apparently). Americans love driving enormous pickup trucks, but in other countries, they're used primarily for work or moving jobs and not driven as an everyday car.

The More You Know

In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
The shortest scientific –ology word is "oology."

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.