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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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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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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