On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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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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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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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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50% of pizzas in America are pepperoni.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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