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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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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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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The United States has paved enough roads to circle the Earth over 150 times.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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