Some people develop phobias during childhood, others during adolescence and some don’t until their early adulthood. Research suggests that phobias can occur from a variety of things. They can be ...

Heptadekaphobia: fear of the number 17 153. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia: fear of the number 666 154. Hibernophobia: fear of Irish people 155. Hinduphobia: fear of Hindus 156. Hippophobia: fear ...

Then there is "hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia" – fear of the number 666. In Christianity, John the Apostle refers to 666 as "the number of the beast" in the Bible's apocalyptic Book of Revelation.

Local news Newcastle Advertiser Wacky Wednesday: Five of the strangest phobias The Newcastle Advertiser has a look at five of the 'weirdest' phobias known to man.

Wyn Drabble asks why most medication has such complicated names. Have you taken your morning vildagliptin yet? I’ve taken mine. It inhibits the inactivation of GLP-1 and GIP thus allowing those ...

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666. Related to triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13, this phobia has its origins in both religious belief and superstition.

6. There’s actually a clinical name for the fear of the number 666. Back in 2006, many people began to wonder if there was any significance to the date of June 6, 2006 — otherwise known as 6/6/06 on ...

For every building with a floor numbered “13", six other buildings pretend to not have one, skipping right to 14. This writer looks at the source of 13’s bad reputation.