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!

– George Clooney is related to Abraham Lincoln.

– 70% of people say bad breath is an instant turnoff.

– Studies show that people who feel lonely are more likely to take longer showers and longer baths.

– Listening to music while working helps to create a positive mood and helps you to become more productive.

– The average friendship lasts for about 5 to 7 years.

– Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges.

– The space between your eyebrows is called Nasion.

– Ants stretch and yawn when they wake up in the morning.

– There are 100 divorces every hour in the U.S.

– A “jiffy” is 1/100th of a second.

– If the Sun was scaled down to the size of a white blood cell, the Milky way galaxy would be the size of the United States.

– Singing releases a large amount of endorphins in your brain and can make you feel better almost instantly.

– There are 10 times as many head and spinal injuries from cheer-leading than all other high school and college sports combined.

– Echolalia is the involuntary urge to imitate what someone else just said, the exact way they just said it.

– If you’re ever at a Japanese restaurant, never ever rub your chopsticks together. It’s a gesture that’s extremely offensive to the chef.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts and @WoWFactz)