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Phobia, DYK Fact #395| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 15:58 Saturday 19 April 2008
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A while ago, I found a thread on phobias at the Science Forum: http:/ Did you know? A phobia is an irrational, or seemingly irrational, fear of some person, animal, object or abstract concept. What catches my interest in that thread is the hypothesis that phobias can have survival value. For instance, a fear of snakes might have been valuable to our ancestors in signalling to them the presence of danger and keeping them on their guard. However, there are also phobias that appear to have no survival value whatsoever. How does one account for phobias of “rediculous” things like sponges? Well, I suppose some phobias have to be analysed from a psychological rather than an evolutionary point of view. |
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| George Law |
Posted: 16:38 Saturday 19 April 2008
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Did you know? It seems that the original poster of that thread over there is either dyslexic or suffering from graphophobia – fear of writing (or typing). I hate people who are lazy and don’t bother to learn or use proper spelling! -------------------- |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 18:20 Saturday 19 April 2008
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Did you know? It may also be that English is not qwertyman’s native tongue (even though his (presumably it’s a he) forum profile is showing that he lives in England) – so you must be careful not to slip into xenophobia, fear of foreigners. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| 5cots1ass |
Posted: 20:34 Saturday 19 April 2008
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Did ye know? Anglophobia is the fear of England, the English or English culture.
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| George Law |
Posted: 22:49 Saturday 19 April 2008
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Did you know? Etymologically speaking, homophobia ought to mean fear of sameness, not fear of homosexuals or homosexuality – unfortunately, this is what the word has irrevocably come to mean. -------------------- |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 01:40 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? The prefixes -------------------- |
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| George Law |
Posted: 11:06 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? By the same token, heterophobia ought to mean fear of difference – but this is not what the word actually means! WTF is wrong with people in this day and age? -------------------- |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 12:27 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? By the same token, fear of inequality would be scalenophobia. -------------------- |
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| yellowhammer |
Posted: 13:49 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? Xanthophobia is the fear of yellow.
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 14:46 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? Chlorophobia is the fear of green. -------------------- |
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| George Law |
Posted: 14:55 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? Senator Joseph McCarthy must have suffered from rhodophobia. He was paranoid about Reds. -------------------- |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 15:06 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? Red just happened to be the colour the Communists had chosen for themselves. Had they chosen blue instead, Senator McCarthy would have suffered from cyanophobia. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 18:22 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? That is not to be confused with cynophobia, which is the fear of dogs.
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 19:24 Sunday 20 April 2008
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Did you know? Ailurophobia is the fear of cats. -------------------- |
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| George Law |
Posted: 09:03 Monday 21 April 2008
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Did you know? Some cats are black, and some people are afraid of black cats, especially if they see one crossing their path. It may be that these superstitious retards suffer from melanophobia – fear of the colour black. -------------------- |
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 12:31 Monday 21 April 2008
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Did you know? Leukophobia is the fear of the colour white. |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 08:45 Tuesday 22 April 2008
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Did you know? Some mice are white, and some people are afraid of mice. They suffer from musophobia. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 00:08 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? Entomophobia is the fear of insects.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 11:22 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? Claustrophobia is the fear of enclosed spaces. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 12:17 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? The opposite, fear of open spaces, is agoraphobia. -------------------- |
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| George Law |
Posted: 15:01 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? Aerophobia is the fear of air – particularly draughts of air. I suppose you could also extend it to mean fear of flying – something from which Dennis Bergkamp is famously known to suffer. -------------------- |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 16:07 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? Iodophobia is fear of the colour violet. I suppose it can also be extended to mean fear of iodine – the name of the chemical element comes from the Greek for “violet”. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 17:51 Wednesday 23 April 2008
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Did you know? Ergophobia is the fear of work.
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 00:20 Thursday 24 April 2008
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Did you know? Hydrophobia is the fear of water. It is also the medical name for rabies. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 08:50 Thursday 24 April 2008
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Did you know? Chronophobia is the fear of time.
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 21:05 Thursday 24 April 2008
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Did you know? That is not to be confused with chromophobia, whieh is the fear of colour. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 22:57 Friday 25 April 2008
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Did you know? Dendrophobia is the fear of trees.
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 21:04 Saturday 26 April 2008
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Did you know? Anthophobia is the fear of flowers. |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 10:44 Monday 28 April 2008
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Did you know? Acrophobia is the fear of heights. I suffer a little from it. -------------------- |
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 17:41 Monday 28 April 2008
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Did you know? Bathophobia is the fear of depths. |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 23:45 Monday 28 April 2008
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Did you know? Zoophobia is the fear of animals.
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 12:26 Tuesday 29 April 2008
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Did you know? Phytophobia is the fear of plants. |
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| yellowhammer |
Posted: 17:52 Wednesday 30 April 2008
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Did you know? Ornithophobia is the fear of birds.
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 21:17 Wednesday 30 April 2008
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Did you know? Phobophobia is the fear of fear itself. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 20:29 Thursday 01 May 2008
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Did you know? Gamophobia is the fear of marriage. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 08:35 Friday 02 May 2008
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Did you know? Autophobia is the fear of oneself. It can also mean fear of being by oneself – i.e. fear of solitude. -------------------- |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:23 Friday 02 May 2008
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Did you know? Philophobia is the fear of love. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 23:00 Friday 02 May 2008
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Did you know? Bibliophobia is the fear of books.
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 11:57 Sunday 04 May 2008
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Did you know? Logophobia is the fear of words. |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 09:38 Tuesday 06 May 2008
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Did you know? Hippophobia is the fear of horses.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:50 Tuesday 06 May 2008
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Did you know? Xylophobia is the fear of wood. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 18:28 Wednesday 07 May 2008
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Did you know? Oophobia is the fear of eggs. (Not many Google hits for this word – but I’m very sure that’s what it means.) -------------------- |
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 22:55 Wednesday 07 May 2008
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Did you know? Oneirophobia is the fear of dreams. |
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 18:03 Thursday 08 May 2008
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Did you know? Euphobia is the fear of goodness. (Wiktionary says it’s fear of good news but I reckon fear of goodness is close enough.) -------------------- |
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| George Law |
Posted: 18:48 Thursday 08 May 2008
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Did you know? Then dysphobia would be the fear of badness. If you can define “euphobia” that way, there is no reason why “dysphobia” can’t mean the opposite. -------------------- |
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 21:30 Thursday 08 May 2008
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Did you know? Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 19:08 Saturday 10 May 2008
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Did you know? Sciophobia is the fear of shadows. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Bruckner fan |
Posted: 01:07 Sunday 11 May 2008
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Did you know? Phonophobia is the fear of sounds.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 12:48 Sunday 11 May 2008
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Did you know? Parthenophobia is the fear of virgins. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 14:51 Tuesday 13 May 2008
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Did you know? Thanatophobia is the fear of death. |
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Posted: 22:11 Tuesday 13 May 2008
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Did you know? Chorophobia is the fear of dancing.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:37 Wednesday 14 May 2008
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Did you know? Heliophobia is the fear of the Sun. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 15:28 Saturday 17 May 2008
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Did you know? Geophobia is the fear of the Earth.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 21:41 Saturday 17 May 2008
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Did you know? Selenophobia is the fear of the Moon. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 22:26 Wednesday 21 May 2008
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Did you know? Anemophobia is the fear of winds. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:17 Thursday 22 May 2008
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Did you know? Anthropophobia is the fear of the human beings. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 21:31 Friday 23 May 2008
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Did you know? Potamophobia is the fear of rivers.
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 22:31 Sunday 25 May 2008
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Did you know? Panophobia is the fear of everything. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 23:12 Monday 26 May 2008
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Did you know? Cnidophobia is the fear of stings. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 18:10 Thursday 29 May 2008
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Did you know? Kleptophobia is the fear of theft or thieves. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 01:18 Saturday 31 May 2008
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Did you know? Necrophobia is the fear of corpses. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 05:01 Tuesday 03 June 2008
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Did you know? Gymnophobia is the fear of nudity.
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 15:31 Tuesday 03 June 2008
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Did you know? Gynophobia is the fear of females. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 19:22 Tuesday 03 June 2008
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Did you know? Androphobia is the fear of males. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 16:55 Wednesday 04 June 2008
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Did you know? Epistemophobia is the fear of knowledge. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 13:56 Friday 06 June 2008
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Did you know? Biophobia is the fear of life. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 10:54 Sunday 08 June 2008
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Did you know? Pterophobia is the fear of wings. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 21:19 Sunday 08 June 2008
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Did you know? Saurophobia is the fear of lizards. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 15:49 Friday 13 June 2008
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Did you know? Sophophobia is the fear of wisdom.
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 19:14 Friday 13 June 2008
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Did you know? Plutophobia is the fear of wealth. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 21:21 Friday 13 June 2008
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Did you know? Saprophobia is the fear of decay. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 12:53 Saturday 14 June 2008
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Did you know? Brontophobia is the fear of thunder. |
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| Jane Bennet |
Posted: 13:51 Saturday 14 June 2008
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Did you know? Cytophobia is the fear of cells. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 21:47 Saturday 14 June 2008
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Did you know? Theophobia is the fear of God (or gods). -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 11:08 Sunday 15 June 2008
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Did you know? Phagophobia is the fear of swallowing.
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 21:20 Sunday 15 June 2008
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Did you know? Pyrophobia is the fear of fire. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:27 Sunday 15 June 2008
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Did you know? Somatophobia is the fear of bodies. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 00:14 Saturday 21 June 2008
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Did you know? Rhinophobia is the fear of noses. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 21:35 Sunday 22 June 2008
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Did you know? Nephrophobia is the fear of kidneys. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| BarnabyRudge |
Posted: 00:23 Thursday 26 June 2008
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Did you know? Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 00:22 Saturday 28 June 2008
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Did you know? Ichthyophobia is the fear of fishes. -------------------- Ebudæ
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Posted: 23:36 Saturday 28 June 2008
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Did you know? Myrmecophobia is the fear of ants. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 17:13 Sunday 29 June 2008
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Did you know? Halophobia is the fear of salt. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 17:21 Sunday 29 June 2008
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Did you know? Sarcophobia is the fear of flesh. (“Sarcophagus” literally means “flesh-eating”.) -------------------- |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:46 Monday 30 June 2008
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Did you know? Monophobia is the fear of singleness. -------------------- Ebudæ
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Posted: 22:20 Saturday 05 July 2008
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Did you know? Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders (or arachnids in general). |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 20:56 Wednesday 09 July 2008
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Did you know? Phyllophobia is the fear of leaves. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 17:55 Saturday 12 July 2008
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Did you know? Mesophobia is the fear of the middle. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 13:12 Tuesday 15 July 2008
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Did you know? Oligophobia is the fear of fewness. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 22:45 Tuesday 15 July 2008
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Did you know? Orthophobia is the fear of rightness or straightness. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 22:15 Wednesday 16 July 2008
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Did you know? Morphophobia is the fear of shapes. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 21:07 Thursday 17 July 2008
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Did you know? Topophobia is the fear of places. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 11:28 Friday 18 July 2008
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Did you know? Osteophobia is the fear of bones. -------------------- Ebudæ
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Posted: 10:32 Tuesday 22 July 2008
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Did you know? Neophobia is the fear of new things.
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 13:36 Tuesday 22 July 2008
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Did you know? Palaeophobia is the fear of old things. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| Athene_noctua |
Posted: 18:36 Sunday 27 July 2008
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Did you know? Lycophobia is the fear of wolves. Hence lycanthropophobia (or lycanthrophobia), fear of werewolves. -------------------- |
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 01:23 Monday 28 July 2008
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Did you know? Taurophobia is the fear of bulls. Hence tauroscatophobia – fear of bullshit. |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 16:32 Wednesday 30 July 2008
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Did you know? Coprophobia also means fear of excrement. -------------------- Ebudæ
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| JaneFairfax |
Posted: 11:11 Saturday 02 August 2008
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Did you know? Lepidophobia is the fear of scales. Hence lepidopterophobia – fear of butterflies and moths (scaly-winged insects). |
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| Ebudae |
Posted: 18:54 Saturday 02 August 2008
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Did you know? Coleophobia is the fear of sheaths. Hence coleopterophobia is the fear of beetles (sheath-winged insects). -------------------- Ebudæ
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