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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The average housewife walks 10 miles a day around the house doing her chores.
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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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Babies that are breastfed are more likely to be slimmer as adults than those that are not breastfed.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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According to a study, women ages 22 to 30 with no children and no spouse earned a higher median income than comparable men in 39 of the 50 largest U.S. cities in 2008.
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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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Forty percent of Americans have never visited a dentist.
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