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    The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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    50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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    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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    Dinosaur, Colorado
    Dinosaur, Colorado
    In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
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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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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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