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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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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During the Cold War, the US had planned to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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