Wacky Wednesday: 15 Wild Facts You Never Knew Until Today!

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!

– Up to 40 percent of a shark’s brain is dedicated to sense of smell.

– In 1920, a pound of bacon cost 47 cents.

– Your brain needs the daily equivalent of the sugar found in three cans of soda to function.

– One serving of caterpillar has more protein than a serving of beef.

– Tear gas is banned for use in international warfare, but is still legal to use in the U.S.

– The player who goes first in a game of Connect Four can always win if they play the right moves.

– There is still no scientific explanation for why humans blush. Blushing is involuntary and uncontrollable.

– Apples are more efficient at waking you up in the morning than caffeine.

– You’ll spend about five years eating during your lifetime.

– You cannot talk while inhaling through your nose.

– Pit Bulls were once known as “nanny dogs” because of how kind and protective they were of children.

– Hugging or holding hands with someone special can instantly reduce stress.

– Rich people in China can hire body doubles to serve their prison sentence.

– A greetings card that can play ‘Happy Birthday’ has more computing power than existed in the whole world in 1950.

– In 1997, Yahoo turned down the offer to acquire Google for only $1 million. Today Google is worth $360-410 billion.

(via @UberFacts, @WoWFactz and @GoogleFacts)