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!

– Lying on your right side causes more intense heartburn. Lying on your left side can stop it.

– Couples who dance together tend to have stronger and longer lasting relationships.

– 99% of women say real men cry, while only 39% of men agree.

– We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our own oceans.

– The average man will spend 10 years of his life working, 3 years going to the bathroom and 4 years waiting in line.

– When you look up at the blue sky and see little white dots flying around, you’re actually seeing your own white blood cells.

– The health risks of being obese are worse than the risks of heavy drinking, smoking and poverty.

– In its entire history the US has conferred honorary citizenship on only 7 individuals.

– Homeschooling is illegal in Germany.

– A man who was lost in the woods chopped down some power lines so that workers would have to come and rescue him.

– It is illegal to lock your car doors in downtown Churchill, Manitoba in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.

– A sailor in the British Royal Navy may only grow a beard if they can achieve a ‘respectably full enough beard’ after two weeks’ growth.

– Students today spend more time on homework than ever in recorded history.

– The two oldest cats on record lived to 38 and 34 years old. Both had the same owner & lived off a diet of bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.

– When you’re 18 years old, you have on average 3200-3500 weekends left.

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