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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90% of people sit at their computer desk slouching, supporting their head with their left hand.
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Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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Thrity-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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Babies crawl an average of 200m a day.
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