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!

– Leonardo DiCaprio’s first agent wanted to change his name to Lenny Williams because he thought his name sounded too ethnic.

– Americans spend an average of 38 hours a year stuck in traffic.

– Mentally picturing yourself doing a task will make you better at doing it in real life.

– People with stronger friendships have the greater ability to communicate strictly through facial expressions.

– Stephen King was once hit by a van – He ended up buying the van and destroying it to make himself feel better.

– Listening to music is one of the few activities that use the entirety of the human brain.

– The U.S. government set beer next to an atomic bomb blast to see if it was still drinkable. Even during a nuclear war, beer is still safe.

– Sweden is so good at recycling; it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.

– Hippo milk is pink.

– It’s actually better to take exams on an empty stomach because hunger makes you better able to focus.

– Eating peaches reduces acne, dark circles around the eyes and wrinkles.

– Watching a horror movie can burn up to 200 calories. That’s the same as walking for half an hour.

– NASA’s Curiosity Rover is not a small vehicle but actually the size of a car.

– An average cloud weighs 216 thousand pounds. An average storm cloud weighs 105.8 million pounds.

– Norwegians pay half tax in November, so everyone has more money for Christmas.

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