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 Humpday treat courtesy of BB Insurance Marketing. Check them out!

– Those who kiss more frequently are less likely to suffer from stomach, bladder, and blood infections.

– In 1956, a psychiatrist had declared Rock ‘N’ Roll a communicable disease.

– The “Pinky Promise” originally indicated that the person who breaks the promise must cut off their pinky finger.

– Bananas can reduce the swelling and irritation of mosquito bites and help with nicotine withdrawal.

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

– The sweet scent that lingers after a rainfall is called “petrichor.”

– “Swims” upside down still looks like “Swims.”

– School buses are yellow because humans notice the color yellow 1.24 times faster than another eye-catching color.

– The U.S. Marine Corps is actually older than the United States itself, having been founded in 1775.

– The disease known as “chicken pox” has nothing to do with poultry. It was originally thought to be a weak strain of smallpox.

– If the whole world lived like Americans, we would need 5 Earths just to sustain the population.

– About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they’re still sitting on it.

– About 79 million pounds of avocados were consumed during the Super Bowl in 2013.

– The first mobile phones cost $3,300 USD each and had a battery life of about 20 minutes.

– Before he was famous, Sylvester Stallone had a job as a lion cage cleaner.

(All Facts via @UberFacts, @OMGFacts and @GoogleFacts)