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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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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There are about 255 babies born worldwide every minute.
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2,500 newborn babies will be dropped in the next month.
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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.
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People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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The average American consumes 9 pounds of food additives every year.
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