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!

– Earth is the only planet in our solar system that’s not named after a god.

– Anorexia is more deadly than any other mental illness.

– Slurping loudly while eating noodles in Japan shows that the food is delicious. It’s actually considered rude not to slurp.

– Regularly consuming berries can help reduce your risk of a heart attack by about 32%.

– A “moment” technically means 90 seconds.

– People who walk faster tend to have lower levels of body fat and lower blood pressure.

– Cursing after hurting yourself can help reduce the amount of pain you feel by up to 50%.

– After watching Star Wars, James Cameron decided to quit his job as a truck driver, and entered the film industry.

– You are born with 300 bones, by the time you are an adult you will have 206.

– If you type in any flight number into Google you can see exactly where the plane is.

– In Russia, women outnumber men by 11 million.

– McDonald’s serves 75 hamburgers every second.

– The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.

– The average person spends 2 weeks of their lifetime waiting for the light to change from red to green.

– “Uncopywritable” is the longest English word that doesn’t repeat a letter.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @OMGFacts)