Wacky Wednesday: Holy Moly! These 15 Fun Facts are Incredible!

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!

Americans drive the equivalent distance of 6.2 million trips to the Moon and back each year.

Your sense of smell is 10,000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste.

The U.S. economy generates about $33 million per minute in income.

Tonsurephobia is the fear of getting haircuts.

Megalodon teeth were almost 8 inches long.

In the original script, “Rocky” ended with Rocky throwing the fight and opening a pet store for Adrian with the money he made.

One owl can eat 50 pounds of gophers in a year.

If you shoot a space alien, cook it, and eat it, there are no laws determining whether that would be hunting or murder.

An American heavy metal band called “Hatebeak” has an African Grey Parrot as their lead vocalist.

The day before Thanksgiving is the 121st busiest day of the year for airports, but the 2nd busiest day is the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, according to mathematicians.

It would take 120,380 AA batteries to power a lightsaber.

A hungry wolf can eat 20 pounds of meat in a single meal, which is the same as a human eating one hundred hamburgers.

Eating your food slowly will help you lose weight, enjoy your food, reduce stress and lead to better digestion.

People who feel an urge to correct other people’s grammar are actually suffering from a form of OCD: Grammar Pedantry Syndrome.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @Factsionary)