The world's tallest man reached 8 feet 11 inches at 21.
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On average women can hear better than men.
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Karl Pillemer, a professor, performed a study on thousands of elderly people and what advice they had about life. On happiness, there was a consensus: “the elders viewed happiness as a choice, not the result of how life treats you.”
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About 2/3 of American men prefer boxers to briefs.
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People in parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar.
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In a lifetime, an average person walks the equivalent of 5 equators
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Eskimos don't gamble.
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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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