Wacky Wednesday: 15 Wild and Great Facts That Will Make You Think!
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 typical four-year-old lies about once every two hours, according to some studies.
– Absenteeism and decreased productivity from alcohol hangovers cost the U.S. economy $148 billion every year.
– The Incas measured their units of time by how long it took to cook a potato.
– Students with standing desks are more attentive than their seated counterparts, according to a study.
– One out of every 16 words we encounter on a daily basis is the word “the.”
– Thanks to high resolution flat-screen TVs, dogs can now watch TV as much as humans. Older CRT screens were too blurry for dogs to see.
– It is predicted that, in our galaxy alone, there are over 500,000,000 planets capable of supporting life.
– It would take a 130-pound person 53 minutes of lunges to work off one glazed donut.
– Bananas are known as a happy fruit. Eating just one can help relieve irritable emotions, anger and or depression.
– Going to sleep at the same time every night increases your chances of achieving a good night’s sleep.
– 41 percent of men admit to hiding purchases from their partners, compared with only 22 percent of women.
– According to one study, just 50 out of 20,000 people could tell when someone was lying based on body language with more than 80% accuracy.
– People generally read 25% slower on a computer screen in comparison with a printed page, according to a study.
– Out of the world’s 1,826 billionaires, 46 of them are under age 40.
– According to a study, the average intelligence of humans has risen 20 IQ points since 1950.
(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @Factsionary)