Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.
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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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