Wacky Wednesday: Get Ready for 15 Fun Facts!

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!

– A hummingbird takes up to 250 breaths in a minute.

– Willie Nelson wrote “On the Road Again” on an airplane “barf bag.”

– In half an hour, your body can produce enough heat to boil a half gallon of water.

– Some researchers believe that snail slime can be used to treat stomach ulcers.

– Mosquitoes fly at speeds between 1 and 1.5 miles per hour, making them one of the slowest flying insects of all.

– Mentally talking to yourself during tasks is a good way to keep yourself focused.

– French fries are from Belgium, not France.

– Eating fish improves IQ and memory.

– Napping for just 6 minutes can help to improve your memory.

– If you’re 16 or older, there’s a 60% chance that you’ve already met the person you’ll one day marry.

– You cry when you cut onions because your tears react to the propanethiol s-oxide released by the onion, creating acid in your eye.

– Children start to compete with each other by the time they are ten.

– If you are stranded in a desert, do not open a cactus for water—cactus pulp contains toxic alkaloids that will make a person vomit.

– Singapore is the world’s most expensive city, followed closely by Paris.

– At weddings, the bride normally stands to the left of the groom so that his sword hand is free to defend against other suitors.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @Factsionary)