50 Fascinating Facts About the USA That You Never Knew | Irish Girl Reacts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- It's time to buckle up and get ready for a wild ride through the land of stars, stripes, and some mind-blowing surprises! Today we're diving headfirst into the quirkiest and most fascinating facts about the good ol' USA in A in a video titled "50 Fascinating Facts About the USA That Will Blow Your Socks Off!" ahem rather "50 Fascinating Facts About the USA That You Never Knew".
I'm stopping by the World According to Briggs channel to discover some of the most jaw-dropping facts about the USA. They've scoured every nook and cranny to uncover the most delightful and offbeat details that will leave you both entertained and informed.
Prepare to have your jaw drop as we unravel the secrets of the United States that you never even knew existed. From the larger-than-life characters that shaped its history to the mind-boggling feats of engineering, this video is going to take you on a rollercoaster of wacky and mind-blowing knowledge.
So, grab a bag of popcorn, put on your most comfy pair of socks (because they're about to be blown off), and join me on this thrilling adventure through the United States. From oddball traditions to mind-blowing landscapes, this video will leave you laughing, gasping, and scratching your head in disbelief. Or just staring blankly at your screen and internalising your emotions.
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I did not know that there was a GoFundMe for the Statue of Liberty!
😂😂😂 that’s a great way to put it
Originally the statue was supposed to face out to sea to be a welcoming sight for European immigrants reaching the land of freedom.
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@@DianeJennings 51.....the united states' has more male concubines that can reach things on the top shelf.....
(Cough cough Editor Diane cough cough)
@@clevelandmaker386 Is this a statement about the relationship between professional basketball players and the team owners?
if i learned one thing from public school was that "to write is to learn" memorization is the key to learning..
The United States may have more serial killers, but Ireland has Editor Diane.......I just saying.....
Amen.🤣🤣🤣
The US is terrible in all ways, Biden. So glad I finally got out!
We have more serial killers that have been caught. Think about all the countries where no one really looks at those crimes because they are abundant. I mean look at Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela and how exactly do we know most of those in Japan's suicide forest actually committed suicide or were they murdered. Great cover for a serial killer. Hmm 🤔
@@kikibigbangfan3540 They haven't caught all the serial killers......'Big Pharma' is still at large.....
Yeah but I would marry editor Diane.
Yes, we (Canada) got mentioned in a video about the USA. Insecure much, maybe a little. There are probably more Canadians living and working in California that in 80 % percent of Canadian towns. It always surprises me how much thought Diane has given to being a serial killer in Ireland, or anywhere really. She has figured out all the details, no superficial overview for this lady.
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California is horrible, the whole US now with the disgusting Biden!!!
According to Scientific American, there are between 25 and 50 serial killers who are active in the United States at any given time.
This seems high to me. I had previously heard that there were five at any one time. I must have more competition than I originally thought.
@@lawrencedavis9246 the US is horrible with that dispicable Biden you voted for!! Shame on all concerned!!!
@@lawrencedavis9246 It's hard to tell because we really don't like to take roll call at the meetings.
Edit: Oh, I mean, uh, that's interesting.
As an American I can’t wait to learn something new.
Get outta the terrible US!!
Briggs is great. I've subscribed to his World According to Briggs channel for years, and he has a This Day in History channel too. About opioids. My oldest son had surgery for a sports injury when he was in high school. In the hospital he kept asking for one of the pain killers he'd been given. Before I could get too worried, the surgeon came by and it turned out he didn't like the opioids. The good stuff he wanted more of was ibuprofen, the over the counter stuff. And when I had open heart surgery last year, I refused any more opioids four days after the surgery. Opioids definitely aren't for everybody.
Diane the World According to Briggs videos are the best describing the US.
I love Briggs and watch his TH-cam channel, he does lots of best places to live in the U.S., another channel he calls On This Day, he's got a good sense of humor and has lots of fun facts. Thanks Diane this was one I missed.
The tallest mountain in the world base to peak is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The peak elevation isn't as high as Mt. Everest, or even Denali, but it rises from the ocean floor. Measured from there, it's 33,497 feet (10,210 meters) tall.
The World According to Briggs channel is really good. Every so often he ranks the best and worst cities to live in, which is always entertaining.
There are also mountains on the equator that have their peaks farther away from the center of the earth than Everest as well, since the planet bulges a bit at the equator. "Oblate spheroid" for the win!
Big Island resident here...and it snows quite often on Mauna Kea.
We're waiting for Kilauea to go off again...lots of little earthquakes lately. 🤙
Exactly! I believe they discussed this on StarTalk a long time ago.
Some of these facts I didn't know and some I did, but I stilled enjoyed learning about them along with you.
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I have seen the Mayor, librarian, post master, of Monowi, Nebraska. She would love to have you as a guest Diane. She is a really nice little lady. And her one-person town could probably use the publicity. She was on an episode of 'Only in America' & it is very easy to like her. I'm sure there are several videos about it on TH-cam.
Diane watches a video that has lots of facts
It’s not that unusual, she often reacts
She seemed entertained and learned some new stuff
Now she’s ready for chocolate, it’s never enough
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Diane, I didn't catch this 8 months ago, but I just noticed it when I watched a Brit couple reviewing it: the first heart transplant wasn't performed here, but in Cape Town, S. Africa by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in April, 1967.
Fun reaction, Diane. Some things about the U.S. you probably didn't know:
1. Alaska is big.
9. The Moon landing? That was us.
21. The U.S. has the world's largest economy.
22. "Most people" don't know the Wright brothers' airplane had a motor.
34. The U.S. has the world's largest military budget (see #21).
43. The U.S. rail network apparently averages one bridge every 1.4 miles.
49. In 1893 (1895 in the Gregorian Calendar), Ohio was still known by its original name, "Kentucky." Kentucky, at that time, was called Extremely-West Virginia.
Man, you learn something new every day.
@9:52 She'd paid into Social Security for only a few months, and received benefits until (going from memory) the 1950s.
@10:08 At one point in time, there was around 200,000 miles of railroad tracks. However, consolidation of railroad companies - and thus the closure of superfluous raillines - and the abandonment of other railroad lines, led to the current figure.
Alaska also cost about 2 cents per acre. Fun fact: Years ago, the National Geographic Society published a map that showed the State of Alaska overlaid the Lower 48 - at the same map scale. The tip of the Aleutian Island chain was shown as being near Santa Barbara, California and the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle was shown as being near Jacksonville, Florida.
1:10 stuff, things & Diane ARE 3 things I enjoy, it’s like she’s reading my mind🤯!
That guy Ray Kroc that the guy said helped McDonald’s go nationwide actually became business partners with two brothers who owned it and screwed them over and took it from them they made a movie about it a few years ago it’s called founders with Micheal Keaton
Most likely Francis Hopkinson designed the original flag and not Betsy Ross. He also designed other things like State and Federal Seals.
Thought you might mention Colorado's "frozen dead guy" exhibition and festival.
The heart transplant story is dead wrong. The first successful human heart transplant did occur in 1967, but not in the U.S. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed that procedure on Louis Washansky in South Africa. I'm old enough to remember (it was obviously worldwide news) but I looked it up to be sure.
In case the narrator was referring to a non-human heart transplant, that was done on a dog in 1958 in California.
I already knew about the South African transplant, but when I heard the narrator say, "the first successful heart transplant was performed in the United States in 1967", I interpreted it to mean the first one performed in the United States, not in the world. So, that could be a true statement. Or he could be "dead wrong." Or he could be right. Maybe he was trying to mislead us by cleverly twisting the facts. Now I don't know what to believe. 🤔
Although, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't call it "successful."
"The first human-to-human heart transplant in the United States and the second in the world was performed by Adrian Kantrowitz 3 days later, on December 6, 1967, at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. The recipient was an 18-day-old male infant who received the heart of a 2-day-old anencephalic male. The procedure, carried out under hypothermia rather than cardiopulmonary bypass, was technically successful; however, the patient died 6½ hours after surgery with severe metabolic and respiratory acidosis."
-The Texas Heart Institute Journal
The Betsy Ross story is mostly a myth. Yes, she made flags, but neither designed nor made the first national one. Surprisingly, he got the inflation rate wrong as well (it would be nearly fifty bucks today!).
The inflation part would depend on WHEN the video was made. But yeah, the Betsy Ross thing is a "legend" or "myth". Source: Lifelong PA resident. and a good chunk of my ancestors are from Philadelphia.
@@jamesslick4790 TH-cam says the video is 2 months old, so it's pretty inexplicable how he got that so badly wrong. Philly has quite the interesting history, it's just very different from NYC's or Boston's.
@@markgreene2865 He perhaps was just reading random stuff from old sources. And yeah. PA itself has a lot of VARIED history/quirks for a "northeastern" state. Consider that Pittsburgh, PA is a "northeastern" city that is culturally "midwestern" and is actually the largest city in Appalachia ALL AT THE SAME TIME! It's no wonder why we had to create our own "language" LOL.
3:30 they make tourist traps like that in Oz a bit too. Near me, there’s “Larry the giant Lobster”
The liquid chocolate in the cup looked pretty awesome.
Interesting facts about the state of New York: 1. NY is about 2x size of Ireland 2. Letchworth state park is known as the Grand Canyon of the east 3. Taughannock Falls is taller than Niagara Falls 4. The eternal flame is in western New York 5. The Erie Canal was built by mostly Irish immigrants.
One of the hardest serial killer to be recognized as a serial killer was a truck driver. His killings were spread out over several states so it took a while to realize the murders were related.
6:56 I've driven through What Cheer, Iowa a few times, and there isn't much going on. On the bright side, we just installed fiber optics there, so at least you can stream with 1 gig.
The debate was watched live by 70 million Americans.
Hi Diane! When I was in school, I entered 10 Puns in a contest to see which one would win. Sadly, No Pun in Ten Did. Happy Hump Day!
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I knew a serial killer. He slayed Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Cocoa Puffs...
Oh, that's a cereal killer!
Sorry about the mixup.
I love that Maryland snuck onto another list for the most random thing!!!
thanks Diane, from Colorado
Hi Diane! What happened to you Monday? Just wanted to let you know that I am doing more than my share to keep us number one in chocolate consumption. My junior high school should have been named Wedgwood Penetentery, the principal had even been a prisoner of war, as was my high school principal. My friends and I used to go to drive-in movies a lot when I was in high school. There was even one that had a quintiple feature for a $1.50 a carload! Great place to party in the car with some beer, and we always had plenty of sandwiches.
Hope you and Chewie are doing well, give him a hug for me, I love you and goodbye for now!
I was robbing children and beating up elderly ladies
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@8:20 when she talks about hiding the bodies, and a hand appears next to her shoulder... I thought that was intentional at first. Good one!
Thanks Diane.
7:15 I've taken that escalator countless times. (The high school from which I graduated was located in Wheaton, MD.)
0:40 _”Never let your schooling interfere with your education”_ - *Mark Twain*
Accurate
#4 There is limited documentation to support the claim for Betsy Ross. But it is more likely that she sewed the first one than that (as some claim) she designed it. #13 Monowi, Nebraska (see its Wikipedia article) is populated by one elderly lady who runs a tavern. I would also like to visit her someday. #16 But the central span is only 4,260 feet. #26 WRONG. The first successful heart transplant was performed in South Africa in 1967 (by Christiaan Barnard); I remember that. The first successful transplant in the US was in 1968 (by Denton Cooley). This guy's "researching this video" underwhelms. #35 Yes, and Boring, Oregon has "sister cities" of Dull, Scotland and Bland, Australia.
I did very poorly from grammar school through my sophomore year of college.
Once I was done with of the required courses I didn't care about I excelled through to a Master's Degree. I've always read a lot and from the age of 22 through 60 I read at least two books a week depending on size.
At Hofstra College then University now speed reading was a required course. We were tested twice a week on speed and comprehension. I got the best scores on the first test and concluded as the most improved reader. But learning how to absorb up to 15 words at a glance and just get enough out of it took the joy out of reading.
The books on reading by fiction writers said to deliberate on each sentence as much as the author did. Great advice if you have a year to devote to each book. Still I got the point, slowed down, and understood the written word and the authors better.
“Novel writing doesn’t breed serenity. It is lying, you know, and the novelist has to spend a lot of time during the course of his writing worrying about whether he is going to get away with his lies. If he fails to, his novel isn’t going to work.” Kurt Vonnegut, 1980
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Enjoyed the presentation today. Definitely a hands on learner vs. book learning. Stay safe.
Me too! 😊
I live in Strong, Maine, and the town was known once as the "Toothpick Capital of the World" but that was a long time ago. Very small town.
Diane, if I listened correctly, Chewy has now passed. What a light you were to him, and I'll miss him.
I think he was down at her feet (I hope!) . He wouldn't stay in view of the camera.
4:20 (hehheh) I knew that Lady Liberty was shipped here in crates and had to be assembled. But I had no idea that Pulitzer had to raise the money to put it together...
That's crazy. Can you imagine if Pulitzer hadn't done what he did, and the Statue of Liberty ended up being raised in some nowhere town...some place like Intercourse, PA?
51. In Michigan there is a small hamlet named Hell and yes it has frozen over several times.
11:50 Yeah, having surgery can suck. I had knee surgery last year, too. It's been over fifteen months, and it still isn't right.
The vanishing triangle sounds like a topic for DBD =)
My home town boasts being the "Home of Popeye the Sailor", which is a popular cartoon character from 1929 through the 1960's.
You are right, Switzerland eats the most chocolate per capita. The US eats they most due to the sheer size and number of people in the country
Pennsylvania also has towns called Blue Ball and Bird in Hand.
Interesting list. Some I knew , some I didn’t. Thanks D! ❤️🫵🏻☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸
Serial killers may also be harder to identify in a large area (like all of Europe - crossing all those borders, fewer detectives, any number of differences/reasons) than in a single country the size of the US.
A lot of these "highest/most" are likely to be as a result of being the 3rd most populous country in the world (like chocolate consumption. Switzerland is tiny vs US).
I enjoy all of of your content
Aww shucks! Thanks
I don't like Opioids either. A little pain is better than that awful feeling. The morning after my surgery, I told the Nurse NOT to hang a new bag of Morphine. "Just gimme some pills". Oh, and the chocolate.... it's Hershey's! So THERE!
There's also a town in Pennsylvania called "Blue Ball". There are hilarious town names just about everywhere you go. "Titty Hill" in England, "Fucking" in Austria, "Brest" in France etc. Although, the town in Austria changed it's name to "Fugging", because, they had too many problems with tourists stealing their signs.
i lived in Germany near a town called “Alf” and they even had a picture of ALF on their sign 👍
I’ve been to Fucking. It consists of about 5 houses and farm land
BTW many do not know what the meaning of "intercourse" is. It just means any sort of back and forth communication
Fun fact about Maine: not only does Maine have the largest toothpick factory in the world, but also the largest factory of COVID swabs. I'm pretty sure both facts are related to Maine being a geographically large state with a small population and lots of forest.
How about lobster?
@@LS-wn5cd no, thanks. I ate already.
Maine might be famous for lobster and Stephen King, but a more important fact is that it has the best water in the US, if not in all of North America.
@@lawrencedavis9246 everybody knows about the lobsters and Stephen King. The video was about stuff we don't know. I presume you mean spring water; I am a fan of Poland Spring. But for tap water. New York City is consistently rated among the best in the country. That's something I'm sure many folks don't know.
> Maine being a geographically large state
Maine is the 12th smallest state in the US.
Interesting fact about the Statue of Liberty... she's not the only one.... numbers vary depending on which source you use but there is an exact duplicate of her in France, which makes sense considering that's where ours was built.
-Alaska despite being the largest state in landmass, has a smaller population than Rhode Island
--The Golden Gate Bridge is named for San Fransico Bay colloquially known as the Golden Gate.
-The fWright Flyer and Apollo 11 are separated by only 66 years.
That last gets me thinking because it is possible that people both witnessed the first flight and watched the moon landing.
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He is incorrect about the heart transplant. It was performed by a South African doctor (who was educated in America) in South Africa.
In 1964, the first attempt at a human to human heart transplant was tried in Mississippi, but the patient only lived 90 minutes and never regained consciousness. Even Barnard's patient only lived 18 days.
BTW Barnard practiced on 48 dogs before attempting with a human.
The first successful KIDNEY transplant was performed in the USA in 1953.
1:00 I do agree, & what a marvellous age to love learning in.I think modern teaching techniques usually incorporate different learning styles
The majority of these facts I didn't know. Alaska might be the biggest but Texas morning/evening weather and BBQ are a lot more enjoyable. Most eaten chocolate makes sense with restaurants and grocery stores all over the place. Butler Irish Chocolate is still a all time favorite though. Drive in movie theatres are fun when there's good weather. It's been the best Wednesday ever thanks to You. 🍫🍗🍔🍿🥤📽
I’ve never been to one
@@DianeJennings That is true.
I have been subscribed to this channel by Briggs for the last three or four years. And his other channel for almost as long. I try never to miss one of his releases. He does such a good job but he’s not as gorgeous as our favorite leprechaun chaser.
I knew most of those but that was wild a town with only 1 person that was a big surprise.
Like his show according to Briggs
Time zone different. I'm trying to catch your show live, but I do have a recommendation for you. I'd like to see your reaction on
That is interesting by Carter
Talks about the geography of the States in america
And tasting history by Max Miller
Love to see your reactions❤
I, too, always heard the first two cars colliding as taking place in Ohio, not Kentucky.
Agreed, definitely Ohio. Not the only mistake in this video.
A couple of wrong facts there, the largest diamond, some 7 thousand carets, was found in SA (a British Colony) but was sent through the post, Royal Mail, but on a warship as was most official mail at the time, to London and then cut by a Dutch Diamond Cutter into 6 diamonds, 4 are in the English Crown Jewels and 2 in the Royal Collection. Cullinan 1 to 6, half the total weight being lost (becoming industrial diamonds) in the cutting and polishing of them. The longest escalator, 2, 1 up and 1 down is on the London Underground.
Looked up Cawker City: As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 457, in 2010 it was 469. Not sure if it is slowly dyeing or rapidly dyeing since it is so few people. Anyone else feel like taking a road trip?
Those things like the world's largest ball of string are what we call "Roadside Attractions." Give "Roadside Attractions" a search!
Wyoming has "Crazy Woman Creek" which is also the name of an aircraft VOR navigation aid nearby.
Pennsylvania has not only a town named "Intercourse", But we ALSO have a town called "Bird in Hand".😳 The US has the largest air force. (U.S. Air Force) We ALSO have the SECOND LARGEST air force! (U.S. Navy)! In addition to having the highest number of airports in the world, we have the highest number of PLANES (Commercial, Military and PRIVATE). The U.S. seems to be doing alright on aviation!
I've been given opioids after kidney stone removal and they did nothing for the pain, they just made me feel oddly warm, not in a good way but almost like a fever, and slightly swimmy headed. I hated the feeling. I only took one dose and switched to extra strength acetaminophen for the rest of the time I was in pain.
3:05 & he didn’t go on about parts of the mountain underground so it’s actually bigger
Hello Diane. Another fun video.
Thanks!!
51. There is a town in Michigan called Hell
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@@DianeJennings and it freezes over every year
@DianeJennings Imagine. "I'm going to Hell on Friday!" We thought the same thing when we saw a nightclub with that name in Copacabana in Rio
There is a state called hell also. It is completely surrounded by the NY State line.
@@stevedistefano2678 love it
Native Nebraskan here. Been to Monowi, population 1. She's a lovely lady. Runs a roadside lending library.
Allo your videos look awesome 👌
Mark Twain once said he never let his schooling get in the way of his education.
In Missouri, you can drive from California to Uranus without leaving the state.
thank you for airing this, I really appreciate it as I am better person for watching it. as always I wish you would chewie only good things
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Thanks for reacting to it Diane!
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America has so many serial killers because it has both Kellogg and Post as original companies. In fact, Mr. Post worked for Mr. Kellogg and helped invent the corn flake. He then left the company and formed his own, using toasted corn flakes (hence Post Toasties) to avoid a lawsuit. What? Wrong serial? Never mind. This has been Rosanne Rosannadanna "Live from New York".
The Statue of Liberty was originally conceived for placement in Egypt.
Documenting Route 66 "The Mother Road" would be a great video for you to do. It wouldn't be the first but I think you would find it very interesting.
Teachers always thought I wasn't paying attention because I wouldn't take notes while they talked. I would sit there and and listen with nothing on my desk. They would always assume I was lazy until there was the first test in the class and I would get the best grade of anyone in the class. My writing was so slow that if I tried to write something down I would miss the next 3-4 things they said as I concentrated on writing it, so I just stopped taking notes and listened.
There’s 330+ million people in the US. And it’s larger than a big chunk of Europe. Of course there’s more of everything. Like serial killers. And airports. And prisons. We probably track things more than more crowded countries (which only China & India are larger). The US loves statistics!
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The only east-west-running mountain range in the entire western hemisphere is the High Unitas in Utah. It's high point is Kings' Peak at 13,500 ftl (4118M). It's west end begins ~ 15 miles east of Park City, & extends ~ 40 miles. TMI?
> The only east-west-running mountain range in the entire western hemisphere is the High Unitas in Utah.
There are others. One large one is the Atlas Range, which is much larger. And the Transverse Ranges of California.
Also the Ouachitas, but they are much smaller.
"Its"
Chewie wants to go on a walk instead of appearing in this video. 🙂 (And some treats, please.)
Everyone have a wonderful day.
The something in the water was probable lead. Especially east of the Mississippi.
Just got to see Denali on my trip to Alaska (surprisingly, I didn't try to climb it, lookey lookey was fine for me😂)
I’d be the same Kim 😂😂
There is a Boring Oregon, whats more interesting to me is that the last blockbuster in the US is located in Bend Oregon
Is it still there?!
@Diane Jennings just checked on Google maps, it is
I find it amazing that a State that only has two cars managed to head on hit each other (LOL).
The Southwestern USA was once called "Aztlan".
I really enjoy this video a lot. I hope you are having a awesome weird Wednesday.
11:24 Lmao. Of course they did, because...Kentucky
I don't know if America has the biggest amount of opioid users when a lot of places either don't have the resources to get accurate statistics or in places like Thailand and other eastern/middle eastern countries have opium and other opiates ingrained in their culture, but officially the penalties are so extreme good luck getting people to line up to tell their government they do any drugs let alone hard drugs. As bad as the war on drugs has been at least people in America can admit they have a problem without capital punishment.
There is a town in Oklahoma named "Slapout"; Oklahoma has no natural lakes; Oklahoma is the only state who's state capitol is named after the state; Oklahoma was opened up for settlement, by while people, by a series of "Landruns".
> Oklahoma has no natural lakes
It has dozens, but they're pretty small.
> by while people
"white"? (And there were also black settlers.)
> "Landruns"
"land runs"
Reluctantly gave a thumbs up. A video without Chewie is not complete.
I live 10 miles from Boring , Oregon
It's a small semi Agricultural town
Schooling incentivizes getting good grades, not real learning. See Paul Graham's Dec 2019 essay, 'The Lesson to Unlearn'. Parents, teachers, colleges want to see good grades and care little about retention after the final.
Look up Casey, IL, the small town of big things