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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According to a study, women ages 22 to 30 with no children and no spouse earned a higher median income than comparable men in 39 of the 50 largest U.S. cities in 2008.
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90 percent of women who walk into a department store immediately turn to the right.
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Many people in parts of China eat insects. Some common insects are bean worms, scoprions, and locusts.
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Up to the age of six or seven months a child can breathe and swallow at the same time. An adult cannot do this.
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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