FUN & INTERESTING FACTS

Phobias stem from a fear of something specific. Everyone has a fear of something, but check out this post of 15 famous people with strange phobias.

More than 100,000 items a year are lost by London Transport passengers. Here are the oddest items found at London Transport's Lost Property Office. 

In the spirit of summer, here is the list of the 15 most popular ice cream flavors...Mmmm...Yum!

ALSO KNOWN AS:

• Dean Martin, born Dino Crocetti, boxed under the name Kid Crochet as a teenager.
• The film version of Oliver Twist had its name changed to Lost Child in Foggy City when it was shown in China.

Here are some really unusual medical conditions that will have you scratching your head:

1.   1.    Art Attack - Fine art can really make you sick. Or so says Dr. Graziella Magherini, author of The Stendahl Syndrome. She has studied more than 100 tourists in Florence Italy, who became ill in the presence of great works. Their symptoms include heart palpitations, dizziness, and stomach pains. The typical sufferer is a single person between the ages of 26 and 40 who rarely leaves home. Dr.  Magherini believes the syndrome is the result of jet lag, travel stress, and the shock of an overwhelming sense of past.