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Oct 2014
28m 9s

Trypophobia: Fear of Holes

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Phobias can arise from all sorts of lurking dangers, like venomous snakes. But holes? Is trypophobia really a thing? Find out why a person might fear an array of innocent holes and the role social contagion could play. 
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