American Traditions That Confuse The Rest of the World

Blasting The AC

Americans love their air conditioner. But if you've ever summered in Europe, you know that Europeans really don't. A fan or two in one room is really all they need, while over in the States we're content to rack up the electrical bills and sit in an ice box all summer.

The More You Know

Benjamin Franklin was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.