Wacky Wednesday: 15 Random Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

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 Wacky Wednesday treat courtesy of BB Insurance Marketing. Check them out:

– In the entire state of Ohio in 1895, there were only two cars on the road, and the drivers of these two cars crashed into each other.

– The Backstreet Boys were actually the most successful boy band ever with over 130 million albums sold worldwide.

– The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.

– If you have blue eyes, then you share a common ancestor with every other blue eyed people in the world.

– Psychologist suggest, cursing after hurting yourself can help reduce the amount of pain you feel by up to 50%.

– Joseph Stalin said at his first wife’s funeral “This creature softened my heart of stone. With her died my last warm feelings for humanity.”

– Squirrels forget where they hide about 50% percent of their nuts.

– Dentists are 5.45 times more likely to commit suicide than the average person.

– 36 million years ago, penguins were about 5 feet tall.

– Toothpaste is efficient in soothing the pain from minor burns, but not open wounds.

– Only 2% of Earth’s population are natural redheads.

– People are more likely to return a lost wallet if they find a baby picture inside of it.

– You’ll spend about five years eating during your lifetime.

– Shopping improves your self-esteem and opens your mind to other choices and points of view.

– A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation.

(All Facts via @Factsionary, @UberFacts and @FUN)