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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The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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On average, a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime.
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Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.
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Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.
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A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner.
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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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