Wacky Wednesday: 15 Crazy AND True Fun Facts!

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!

– Every month that begins on a Sunday has a Friday the 13th.

– Having trouble falling asleep? Looking at photos of other people sleeping has been shown to help and can make you tired.

– Teenagers require the same amount of sleep as young toddlers.

– We grow up to 8mm every night while sleeping, but shrink back to our previous height once we get up.

– 1 in 20 people do not have the biological father they think they have.

– Not only do quick naps improve your alertness, they also help in decision-making, creativity and sensory perception.

– The eldest children in families tend to develop higher IQs.

– Pickpockets will sometimes yell, “Someone stole my wallet,” so everyone around them pats their wallets, revealing the pockets they’re in.

– 94% of people cite WiFi as the most important hotel amenity.

– Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite.

– New Yorkers bite 10 times more people than sharks do worldwide.

– An elephant’s ability to smell water is so refined, they can sometimes detect water sources from as much as 12 miles away.

– The number of skin cancer cases due to tanning is higher than the number of lung cancer cases due to smoking.

– Dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing.

– President Jimmy Carter once sent a jacket to the cleaner’s with the nuclear detonation codes still in the pocket.

(via @UberFacts & @GoogleFacts)