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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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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In downtown Churchill, Manitoba, it's illegal to lock your car doors in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
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