In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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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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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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Daniel Webster, who ran for president and lost three times, declined the Vice Presidency twice, thinking it a worthless office. Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would’ve become president after all.
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Denver, Colorado, USA now has more marijuana dispensaries than it does Starbucks.
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Outside of the bedroom, the most common place for adults in the U.S. to have sex is the car.
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