1 Get a medical checkup if you snore. 2  Snoring is a symptom of sleep apnea, the common sleep disorder that affects 10 to 20 million Americans and hikes the risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and heart attack. 3  Walk one hour a day.
Cocky (mascot) Cocky is the costumed mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. He represents a cartoon version of a gamecock (a fighting rooster). The current version of Cocky made his debut, by Robert Lane, at the Homecoming game of 1980.
It is not only the state motto of North Carolina that encourages patriotism and pride within the state. Other state emblems like the flag, song, animal and bird are also important symbols of North Carolina. The state animal, the gray squirrel, made official in 1969, is a familiar furry figure in North Carolina.