Because it makez our wordz more colorful. It is to maintain our honor and valor.
Or maybe all of the u's went to the wealthiest 1% along with our wages, healthcare, college funding, and pensions?
I know it is hard for Canadians (<---I spelled it right!) to understand but Americans don't attribute anything we "discover" to anyone other than ourselves. Hell, most Americans probably claim that we own the moon because our astronauts peed on it.