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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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    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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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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    In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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