The first semi-permanent settlements appeared in Florida around 5000 B.C.
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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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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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