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!

– Listening to music is one of the few activities that utilizes the entire brain.

– The Netherlands are closing eight prisons across their country because of lack of crime.

– Kissing is good for your teeth.

– You can request a copy of the file the FBI has on you by sending a letter.

– People who are lying to you tend to look up and to their left.

– A hot shower can unblock a stuffy nose and help relieve cold symptoms.

– The bagpipe was invented in the Middle East not Scotland.

– The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.

– On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.

– Wasps emit an “alarm pheromone” when you kill them, summoning the rest of their colony.

– You would have to walk for 6 hours straight to burn off a McDonald’s Big Mac combo meal.

– If you touch your tongue while yawning, it can stop the yawn.

– For every human killed by a shark attack, 2 million sharks have been killed by humans.

– People who use sarcasm regularly have greater self control, this also includes the control of their emotions.

– Drink green tea before bed to burn calories while sleeping. Green tea will also increase your metabolism.

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