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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2% of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits.
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Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes.
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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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Women have a slightly higher average IQ than men.
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As many as one third Americans flush the toilet while they are still on it.
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The world's shortest man measures only 21.5 inches.
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The offspring of two sets of identical twins are legally cousins but genetically siblings.
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