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 In 1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. There was only one small problem: due to a surveying error, it was built in Canada. It was later known as "Fort Blunder." [([[https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/fort-blunder-fort-that-america.html|Amusing Planet]])]
-{{tag>geography history travel culture}}
+==== Working in McDonald's ====
+One in eight Americans has worked at McDonald's at some point in their lives. [([[https://www.cbsnews.com/media/11-things-about-mcdonalds-that-may-surprise-you/|CBS News]])]
+==== More money than government ====
+Apple has more money than the U.S. Treasury Department. [([[https://businesschief.com/corporate-finance/apple-has-more-money-us-government/|Business Chef]])]
+==== More cows than people ====
+In South Dakota, there are 4 times as many cows as people. [([[https://beef2live.com/story-cattle-inventory-vs-human-population-state-0-114255|Beef2Live]])]
+==== No official language ====
+Although most Americans speak English, there is no official national language. [([[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/english-us-official-language-trnd/index.html|CNN]])]
+==== Reincarnation ====
+About 25% of American Christians believe in reincarnation. [([[https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2015/10/21/25-percent-us-christians-believe-reincarnation-whats-wrong-picture|America Magazine]])]
+==== College celebrities ====
+American college athletes are treated like celebrities. In reality, they are just students participating in extracurricular activities. [([[https://baylorlariat.com/2021/11/01/student-athletes-should-not-be-held-superior/|Baylor Lariat]])]
+==== The first capital city ====
+New York City was the first capital of the United States. New York City was the nation's capital for five years between 1785 and 1790. [([[https://usa.usembassy.de/government-capital.htm|USA Embassy]])]
+==== Walking to work ====
+Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people walking to work. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-states-where-the-most-people-walk-or-bike-to-work-2014-7|Business Insider]])]
+==== Smoking ====
+In the United States, it is actually perfectly legal for underage children to smoke cigarettes, but it is illegal to buy them. [([[https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/retail-sales-tobacco-products/tobacco-21|FDA]])]
+==== California grizzly ====
+Although the grizzly is the official animal of California, none have been observed there since 1922. [([[https://www.sierracollege.edu/ejournals/jscnhm/v6n2/grizzly.html|Sierra College]])]
+==== Cereal city ====
+More breakfast cereal is produced in Battle Creek, Michigan than in any other city in the world. [([[https://www.battlecreekvisitors.org/how-battle-creek-became-the-cereal-city/|Battle Creek Visitors]])]
+==== Paper hoax ====
+There is an urban legend saying that the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. [([[https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/declaration-independence-paper|Monticello]])]
+{{tag>geography history travel culture society}}

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