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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Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
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Dolly Dimples, a 555 lbs. woman, lost 443 lbs in one year by eating nothing but baby food.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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A person will create enough saliva to fill two average size swimming pools during his lifetime.
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Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.
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