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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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    The Internal Revenue Service audits 87 percent of women who claim breast implants as tax deductions.
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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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    On average, someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies every 3 minutes from stroke.
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    In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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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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    Although African-Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, they accounted for one half of the estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2004.
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    The Statue of Liberty has US women's shoe size 879.
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