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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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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Women who are romance novel readers are reported to make love 74% more often with their partners than women who do not read romance novels.
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According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
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On average, men's noses are 10% larger than women's.
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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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