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"Babe. There's a reason it got a Best Picture nom."

Prepare to be thunderstruck.

Have you ever heard of the "American lean"?

Don't mess with cat people.

"There is one word that is a dead giveaway that an English character in a movie or a TV show is being played by an American."

Our perceptions of smiling have changed dramatically since the 1800s.

"We spend three quarters of our day time traveling between past, present and future."

What a great idea.

The average American only has around 42,000 words in their vocabulary.

"The world needs the Irwin family."