Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys on a QWERTY keyboard.
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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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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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The turkey is one of the most famous birds in North America. In fact, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the wild turkey, not the Bald Eagle, the national bird of the United States!
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
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