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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According to a study by the National Science Foundation, only half of Americans believe in evolution, and one in 4 don't know that the Earth orbits the Sun.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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Theodore Roosevelt read at least one book every day.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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