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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You will experience the billionth second of your life when you are 31 years old.
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Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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Yu Youzhen, a Chinese millionaire, works as a street sweeper for the sanitation department to set an example for her children.
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Americans throw out 4.5 pounds of trash a day - twice that of 40 years ago.
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Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
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The average American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year!
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