Wacky Wednesday: These 15 Fun Facts are Out of Control!

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!

– The medical term for jet lag is “circadian dysrhythmia”.

– Every year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.

– Drug sniffing dogs are wrong as often as 80% of the time.

– One out of every eight Americans is from California.

– The World Health Organization says a healthy amount of sugar a day should be 25 grams, or one Snickers bar.

– Experts believe that you can hold approximately seven items in short-term memory for about 20 to 30 seconds.

– Before trees were common, the earth was covered in giant mushrooms.

– 94% of people who live in Minneapolis are within a 10 minute walk to a park.

– There are NYC taxis that are actually undercover cop cars.

– Paper can be recycled six times. After that, the fibers are too weak to hold together.

– The inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make plastic wallpaper.

– There are vending machines in Japan that sell umbrellas, used women’s underwear and floral arrangements.

– It would take a snail nearly 4,575 years to circle Earth.

– Before alarm clocks, there was a profession called a knocker-upper who would go around and knock on your door until you awoke.

– Humans are capable of and have the gene for hibernation – It’s just not active.

(via @UberFacts & @GoogleFacts)