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!

– A man is more likely to ask a woman out and spend money on her if she is wearing red.

– Every Chili’s restaurant has one picture hanging upside-down inside and it’s a challenge for the customers to find it.

– Zebras are actually black, with white stripes.

– Neurons in your brain automatically cause you to mimic other people, such as walking the same way and speed of a friend.

– More serial killers are born in November than any other month.

– Canada was the 3rd country to travel to outer space.

– In order to make the strawberry flavor, it takes more than 50 chemicals to do so.

– Having positive thoughts generally increases your brains ability to make better decisions.

– Listening to music reduces the amount of time you think you’re waiting.

– There are more devices connected to the internet than there are people on Earth.

– History’s shortest war lasted 38 minutes. It was fought between Great Britain and Zanzibar.

– The first VCR, developed by the Ampex Corporation in 1956, weighed nearly 1,500 lbs.

– Baboons have been known to kidnap puppies and raise them as pets.

– All the American flags placed on the moon are now white due to radiation from the sun.

– The creator of Peter Pan gave the rights to a children’s hospital so they could always collect royalties and fund the hospital.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts and @OMGFacts)