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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‘Old people smell’ is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin
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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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Touching a teddy bear can make people feel less lonely.
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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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More redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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