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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Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.
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Women who read romance novels have sex twice as often as those who don't.
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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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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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Over 98 percent of Japanese people are cremated after they die.
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In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.
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According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.
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