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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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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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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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