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:
– Scientists found that people with full bladders make better decisions and are able to exercise more restraint.
– Before the 20th century, aluminum was so hard to produce it was more valuable than gold.
– Cockroaches can live 9 days without their heads before they starve to death.
– Lifesavers will spark when you bite down on them in the dark.
– Half of all car trips in the U.S. are under 3 miles. If we walked or bicycled instead, we could save 2.4 billion gallons of fuel annually.
– Scientists claim that at merely a few days old, human babies can tell the difference between their native tongue and a foreign language.
– Women who gossip are more likely to live longer – Gossiping releases progesterone, which helps relieve stress and makes you feel good.
– Negative or unpleasant emotions are more contagious than neutral or positive emotions.
– Scientists say the brain purposely forgets certain memories in order to avoid information overload, and emotional hangovers.
– Daytime naps help to improve your memory and cut the risk of heart disease.
– The only eggs that need to be refrigerated in the world are the ones from Canada and the U.S.
– We will each consume 37,000 pounds of food in our lifetime.
– Kissing someone while they’re asleep in Canada can be counted as sexual assault.
– Japanese researchers recently said they found a method of decoding dreams that accurately tells what the patient had been dreaming about.
– A 22 year old Chinese student staged her own funeral so she could enjoy & take part in the moment while she was still alive.
(All Facts via @Factsionary, @UberFacts and @FactBoook)