Phobias of 15 Famous People

Augustus Caesar (Roman emperor) - fear of sitting in the dark (achluophobia).
Howard Hughes (millionaire businessman) - fear of public places (agoraphobia) and germs (mysophobia).
Elizabeth I (British Queen) - fear of roses (anthophobia).
Sigmund Freud (father of psychoanalysis) - fear of train travel (siderodromophobia).
Richie Valens (singer) - fear of airplanes (aerophobia). He died in a plane crash.
David Steinberg (comic) - fear of snakes (ophidiophobia).
Marilyn Monroe (actress) - fear of public places (agoraphobia).
Henri III (French king) - fear of cats (ailurophobia).
Graham Greene (novelist) - fear of blood (hematophobia) and birds (ornithphobia).
Arnold Schonberg (composer) - fear of the number 13 (trikaidekaphobia). He died on Friday the 13th, 13 minutes before midnight.
Sid Caesar (Comedian) fear of haircuts (tonsurphobia).
Malcolm Lowry (novelist) - fear of choking on fish bones (pnigophobia).
John Cheever (novelist) - fear of crossing bridges (gephyrophobia).
Natalie Wood (actress) - fear of water (hydrophobia). She died by drowning.
Alan Ladd (actor) - fear of birds (ornithophobia).

The Countries with the Most Neighbors
China: 16
North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstat, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutat, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Macao, Hong Kong
Russia: 14
Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belaus, Ukrane, Georgia, Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia, North Korea
Brazil: 10
Guyane, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay
Germany: 9
Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland
Sudan: 9
Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea
Zaire: 9
Central African Republic, Congo, Angola, Zambia, Tazania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan
France: 8
Spain, Andorra, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Tanzania: 8
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
Turkey: 8
Bulgaria, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

Hugo Awards, by Year
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10 Astonishing Abilities Manifested by Idiot Savants *
Musical Abilities
Calendar Calculating
Mathematical Calculating
Incredible Memories
Artistic Abilities
Mechanical Abilites
Extraordinary Sensory Perception
ESP
An Extraordinary Sense of Time
Extraordinary Directional Perception

Body Count: U.S. Battle Deaths in 9 Wars *
World War II: 292,131
The Civil War: 214,938
World War I: 54,513
The Vietnam War: 47,536
The Korean War: 33,629
The Revolutionary War: 6,824
The War of 1812: 2,260
The Mexican War: 1,733
The Spanish-American War: 385

22 Things Invented by Leonardi da Vinci Centuries Before They Were Invented *
Revolving Stage
Flying Machine
Parachute
Air Conditioner
Oil Lamp
Alarm Clock
Printing Press
Odometer
Pedometer
Magnetic Compass
A Clock with Minute and Hour Hands
Eyeglasses
Telescope
The Differential Transmission
Water Turbine
Horseless Wagon
Machine Gun
Shrapnel Explosive
Tank
Double-Hull Ship
Underwater Diving Suit
Life Preserver

* From The Odd Index by Stephen J. Spignesi