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Photo credit: Canva – Non-Americans share the funniest things they've heard about what Americans are like.

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Americans share the 15 funniest things they’ve heard non-Americans say about what the U.S. is like

Emily Shiffer

2/1/2026
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

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Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – From train systems to bidets to poutine, these are things Americans appreciate abroad.

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Americans share 15 of the coolest things they’ve seen overseas that they want here. Like, now.

Tod Perry

2/1/2026
Photo credit: Photo Credit: QVC, @80svintagevisions, Instagram – Two porcelain dolls being sold on QVC in 1991.

Humor, Joy

A grainy 1991 QVC infomercial ‘starring’ two terrifying porcelain dolls is triggering the best reactions

Cecily Knobler

1/31/2026
Photo credit: Bain News Service/Wikimedia Commons & Leslie Ward/Wikimedia Commons – When you accidentally flip the beginning or ending sounds of two words when speaking, that's a Spoonerism.

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The weird history of Spoonerisms: English’s silliest slips-of-the-tongue

Evan Porter

1/30/2026
Photo credit: Photo Credit: Wiki Commons, Canva – Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson each pose for the camera.

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Two guys publicly act out iconic scene from ‘How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days’ and get the best reaction

Cecily Knobler

1/30/2026
Photo credit: Images via Reddit/Dove04 – Gen Xers and Millennials describe what the '90s smelled like, from Bath & Body Works' Cucumber Melon to banana-flavored Runts.

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Gen Xers and Millennials share the ‘distinct smells’ from the ’90s that defined the decade

Emily Shiffer

1/30/2026
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Kerry Hyde – Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on? Science answers.

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6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

Jacalyn Wetzel

1/30/2026
Photo credit: Kulturisten Hoch Zwei – Kulturisten Hoch Zwei provides the link between seniors and high school students.

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Why intergenerational ‘culture buddies’ could be the antidote to loneliness everywhere

Kat Hong

1/29/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Sayijng "Love you!" not only to a perfect stranger but on a professional call is mortifying.

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A woman accidentally said, ‘Love you!’ to an important client. His response was perfect.

Annie Reneau

1/29/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Gen X is frustrated that they are easily forgotten about.

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3 undeniable reasons Gen X is known as the ‘forgotten generation’

Emily Shiffer

1/29/2026
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – An angry farmer and some illegally-dumped tires.

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A British farmer caught someone dumping 421 tires on his land. His revenge was poetic justice.

Tod Perry

1/28/2026
Photo credit: CBS Evening News/YouTube – Agatha Burgess cooked all day, five days a week, for anyone who showed up.

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People love this 1983 clip of a southern grandma feeding her community from her modest kitchen

Annie Reneau

1/28/2026
Photo credit: Canva – British people call cookies "biscuits," which are different from what Americans call biscuits.

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British people famously call cookies ‘biscuits.’ Here’s how they define ‘American biscuits.’

Emily Shiffer

1/28/2026
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Prutha Patel

1/28/2026
Photo credit: YouTube Screenshot – The 1980s gameshow "Just Like Mom" has become famous for jaw-droppingly inappropriate moments involving children.

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80s game show host known for uncomfortable interactions with kids gets stopped cold by brave girl

Jacalyn Wetzel

1/27/2026