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Two top fears: heights and clowns.
In an innovative test of what people fear the most, Bill Tancer analyzed the most frequent online search queries that involved the phrase, "fear of...". This follows the assumption that people tend to seek information on the issues that concern them the most. His top ten list of fears consisted of:
1. Flying
2. Heights
3. Clowns (which may also refer to the movie Fear of Clowns)
4. Intimacy
5. Death
6. Rejection
7. People
8. Snakes
9. Success
10. Driving
Fruitcake can be enjoyed up to 25 years after baking.
Fruitcakes are rich in both sugar and alcohol, which are preservatives. According to The Joy of Cooking, by Irma Rombauer and Marion Becker, "Many people feel that these cakes improve greatly with age. When they are well saturated with alcoholic liquors, which raise the spirits and keep down mold, and are buried in powdered sugar in tightly closed tins, they have been enjoyed as long as 25 years after baking.
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