Wacky Wednesday: 15 Random Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this Humpday treat courtesy of BB Insurance Marketing. Check them out!

– The sun is actually a greenish-blue color, but earth’s atmosphere scatters certain color wavelengths, making it look yellow.

– Stairs kill about 12,000 people every year, while elevators kill about 27.

– Watching TV for more than two hours a day can shorten life expectancy by 1.4 years.

– Residents of South African can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel carjackers.

– A large bag of popcorn with butter at the movie theater has about 1,500 calories – The same as 3 Big Macs.

– The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

– The numbers ‘172’ can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

– Prescription bottles are orange because it restricts the amount of light going into the bottle.

– Most teddy bears are manufactured with a neutral expression so that children can project their own emotions onto the stuffed creatures.

– Two-thirds of the world’s lawyers live in the United States.

– Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

– Most elephants actually weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.

– People who dance often are likely to have higher self-esteem and a more positive outlook on life.

– 22 minutes is the world record for holding one’s breath underwater.

– In beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more

(All Facts via @UberFacts, @OMGFacts and @GoogleFacts)