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  2. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    fear of amputees, and/or of becoming an amputee [9] [10] Aquaphobia: fear of water. Distinct from hydrophobia, a scientific property that makes chemicals averse to interaction with water, as well as an archaic name for rabies. Arachnophobia: fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions, a zoophobia: Astraphobia: fear of thunder and ...

  3. Astraphobia - Wikipedia

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    Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning or an unwarranted fear of scattered and/or isolated thunderstorms, a type of specific phobia. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop.

  4. Lilapsophobia - Wikipedia

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    Like astraphobia, lilapsophobia is a common fear for children, although less common. Because children are just learning to distinguish between fantasy and reality, major storm broadcasts on television or discussion by parents can cause fear that the storm is coming with a tornadic potential or a hurricane.

  5. Buso (Philippine mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Tagareso was an ugly buso causes arguments and disputes, sometimes making men dissatisfied with their wives. Tagasoro was a ceremonial buso said to cause dizziness. Tigbanua are cited as the most dangerous of the buso. More shrines and offerings are for tigbanua buso, while more spells and magic formulae are prepared against you.

  6. Funny or offensive? Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial 'Tropic ...

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    Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy.

  7. Cowardice - Wikipedia

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    It would therefore have meant "one with a tail", which may conjure an image of an animal displaying its tail in flight of fear ("turning tail"), or a dog's habit of putting its tail between its legs when it is afraid. Like many other English words of French origin, this word was introduced in the English language by the French-speaking Normans ...

  8. Anti-Somali sentiment - Wikipedia

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    Ugly law; Voter suppression; Countermeasures. ... Anti-Somali sentiment or Somalophobia refers to fear, hostility, or other negative attitudes towards Somalis or ...

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