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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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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There is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”
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Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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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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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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