Americans take many things very seriously, much to the rest of the world's confusion, including but not limited to portion sizes, the American flag, and Halloween. Everywhere else, Halloween lasts one day, people dress up and may or may not go trick-or-treating, and that's about it. But in America, Halloween lasts a month, everything is pumpkin-flavored, and no one understands why. These tweets articulate the rest of the world's confusion with America's go-big-or-go-home attitude when it comes to the spookiest day in the calendar.
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Atherton is a quiet and beautiful town located on the San Francisco Peninsula. It looks like it could be just another idyllic town anywhere in the US, but what sets Atherton apart from the rest is that it is one of the country's most affluent towns. It was voted the wealthiest town in America for three years in a row, with the average household income over $450,000. Alright for some, eh?
With that sort of wealth comes exceptionally high levels of security, which results in low levels of crime. Someone collected all the Atherton crime reportings, and honestly, they sound like they were written by a seven-year-old who was trying to sound scary but failed big time. Rich people problems, amirite? Check them out; they're hilarious.
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Whenever we think of certain historic landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty or the Golden Gate Bridge, we get a clear image in our head of exactly what they look like. One thing most people don't think about is the grueling workload it took to construct these landmarks. Now that they're complete, we admire them, but a ton of manpower and time went into making sure these magnificent structures stood the test of time. Just check out these fascinating photos showing all those landmarks while they were in the middle of their construction…Via: Boredom Theraphy
