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    In the US, there are quite a few cities called Gaylord.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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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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    Australian Gambling Syndicate Bought Almost All Lottery Tickets and Won
    In 1992, an Australian gambling syndicate purchased the majority of combinations in a Virginia lottery. They won, turning their $5m investment into $27m winnings.
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    There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
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    Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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