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How Much Do Americans Love Canada?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:30:21 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll, United States citizens truly love our neighbors to the north — in fact, in the company’s annual favorability ratings, 96 percent of Americans said they have a generally favorable view of Canada, while only three percent view it unfavorably.

Death to The Useless Penny [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:09:20 +0000

I have hated the penny for years and have often dreamed of the day when I don't get .04 cents back in change when I buy an item for $1.96, how annoying is that? Just make it $1.95 or $2.00!

This video sheds some light on the penny and how completely useless it is. Did you know that it costs the US government 1.8 pennies to make just 1 penny? I hope this video can persuade you to hate on the penny as well and together we can eliminate this pointless coinage.

Is America the Best Country in the World? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:07:29 +0000

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center of 2003 American adults, the idea of American exceptionalism is alive and well among the 48 percent of the country who say the US stands alone as the best country in the world. Fourty-two percent of the poll’s respondents classified America as “one of the greatest countries in [...]

Americans Are the Coolest People on the Planet, Says the Rest of the World

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:50:59 +0000

A survey of 30,000 people in 15 nations by the social networking site Badoo.com has found that America ranks as the world’s “coolest nationality.”

Other countries singled out for their hip nature were Brazil (second coolest overall) and Spain (coolest in Europe.) Belgium edged out Poland for least coolest nationality status.

10 Adorable Kids Singing 'The Star Spangled Banner' [VIDEOS]

Jordan Breindel — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:01:17 +0000

For a professional singer, there are few gaffes more embarrassing than flubbing a line from 'The Star Spangled Banner.' (Are you listening, Christina Aguilera?) But when these pint-sized patriots get caught up on the lyrics, well, it's just flat-out adorable. The more mess-ups, the merrier.

Just in time for the Fourth of July, here

Americans React to News That Osama bin Laden Is Dead [PHOTOS]

Tony Hart — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:28:53 +0000

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as [...]