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The American Interstate Highway System

This is an amusing post of Americana manifestations of the 14 Powers from The Magnus Archives podcast. You’ll quickly notice they are all just the…

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Benjamin Franklin’s Abortion Recipe

Americans probably think the Founding Fathers had something to say about abortion, but most of them didn’t. Except Benjamin Franklin, who published a recipe for…

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The Most Successful Slave Revolt in US History

The story of Abaco, Bahamas was the most successful slave revolt in US history. It was a pivotal yet often overlooked piece of in the…

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The Death of the Third Place

amtrak-official got thinking about the death of the third place in American society because they looked up roller rinks in Philadelphia. The concept of the…

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The Burger Trap

LOL! 🍔 This burger trap is perfect for hunting Americans! Would you fall for this hamburger trap? If not this response is for you: You…

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“How’s It Going?” Response Severity Scale

LOL! This is the American guy responding to the question, “How’s it going?” severity scale. It can get pretty bad as you can see: Source

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How to Prevent Nuclear War

This is a great idea from Harvard professor Roger Fisher on how to prevent nuclear war. The Fisher Protocol is a hypothetical anti-war measure that…

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American Gender Roles and World War II

This is a very interesting take on traditional American gender roles tweeted by Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li. Her opinion is that you can’t really understand gender…

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Weird Things Americans Do

LOL! This is an interesting reddit thread that answers the question posted to r/AskReddit: “What things do Americans do that people from other countries find…

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Michigan Potholes

Michigan, are you okay? Michigan is notorious for its challenging road conditions, with potholes standing out as a particularly widespread and persistent issue. These road…

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