Wacky Wednesday: 15 Incredible Fun Facts For You!

As is Wednesday tradition, BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 fun and crazy you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining AND factual information and we would be crazy or wacky ourselves 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!

– Redheads typically take longer to go gray.

– In the next 30 seconds, you will, on average, produce 72 million red blood cells, shed 174,000 skin cells, and have 25 thoughts.

– Humans put a man on the Moon before they put wheels on luggage.

– The average U.S. home receives 189 TV channels, yet consistently tunes in to an average of just 17.

– The popular dog name “Fido” is derived from the Latin word for faithful, “fidus.”

– The average dog is as intelligent as a two-year-old child.

– A group of zebras is called a “dazzle.”

– The average wait time at McDonalds is 90 seconds.

– Humans lie an average of 2.92 times every ten minutes.

– For California beachgoers, the chance of being bitten by a shark has dropped a staggering 91 percent since 1950.

– Listening to music at high volumes can make a person calmer, happier and more relaxed.

– Eating bananas, pasta, almonds, grapes, oatmeal, chocolate, watermelon, orange juice, cornflakes, and tuna can help relieve stress.

– If you suspect someone is following you, take four right turns. It forms a circle. If they’re still behind you, they’re following you.

– Spiders can walk on water, and breathe under it, too.

– Grizzly bears have a bite-force of over 8,000,000 pascals, enough to crush a bowling ball.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @Factsionary)