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The things America does better than Britain

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It has taken me two cross-country bicycle trips and more than 8,000 miles in the saddle to realise that America doesn’t need to be made great again.

From iconic national parks that are visible from space, to billboards that champion small-town heroes, the USA is a nation that occupies a special place in my heart.

Here are nine things that I think the US does better than Britain .

The next time a “heatwave” strikes Britain , let’s look across the pond for inspiration.

America is, after all, the birthplace of “ ACfirst patented by scientist John Gorrie in 1851 to blow cool air over malaria and yellow fever patients.

Almost 90 per cent of US homes now have it.