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!

– Sprinting for 60 minutes a week burns just as much fat as jogging for 7 hours a week.

– Stress contributes to 50% of all illness in the United States.

– Lack of sleep is associated with excessive worrying.

– People in love are naturally nicer to those around them.

– 87% of people ask questions they already know the answers to.

– If you brush your teeth using the hand which you normally don’t use, your self control level will increase.

– Research suggests that taking your dog to work can reduce stress in workplace and increase satisfaction of the employees.

– After checking your Facebook notifications, or Twitter timelines, it takes the brain 15 minutes to return to serious mental tasks.

– Before color TV was invented, most people used to dream in black and white.

– Regular coffee drinkers have a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other health problems.

– In 1939, The New York Times predicted that television would fail because people wouldn’t have time to stop and stare at a screen.

– Prescription drugs kill more people each year than heroin and cocaine combined.

– An 18th century man faked his death & held a mock funeral. He berated his wife for not crying at it.

– 99% of people in Estonia have blue eyes.

– The Italian translation for calzone is “pant leg.”

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @OMGFacts)