How do you feel about red-nosed, white-faced, goofy-haired performers who juggle and make balloon animals for a living? Yes, I'm talking about clowns, and there's an official scientific definition for fear of them. But why are clowns so scary? According to science, it has to do with several factors, and the first one is their make up.

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