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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15 percent of Americans secretly bite their toes.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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City dwellers have longer, thicker, denser nose hairs than country folks do.
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The Japanese, on average, are the shortest people.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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47% of people have a nightmare at least once a month.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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