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 most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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The average American eats at McDonalds more than 1,800 times in their life.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
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Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
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