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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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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The leading cause of poisoning for children under the age of six in the home is liquid dish soap.
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Chen Guanming, from Jiangsu province in eastern China, traveled by RICKSHAW for 2 years and covered nearly 40,000 miles through 16 countries, surviving flood, war zones and extreme temperatures, finally arriving at the London 2012 Olympics.
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The Japanese commonly put ketchup on their rice.
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Each year, around 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!
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Awarding people money for doing well in IQ tests causes them to score better, $10 increased people's score by an average of more than 20 IQ points. IQ tests don’t just measure intelligence - they also measure effort.
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The most dangerous job in the United States is that of an Alaskan Crab Fisherman.
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