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!

– Beethoven’s last words were “I shall hear in Heaven.”

– Students starting high school were born in the year 2000 or 2001.

– There’s a town in Norway called “Hell” which freezes over almost every winter.

– The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a “nurdle.”

– Aerosmith made more money from “Guitar Hero” than any of their albums.

– A woman in Britain was sentenced to 20 months in jail for creating fake Facebook profiles and sending abusive messages to herself.

– Chimpanzees, sea lions and elephants all have better memories than humans.

– People who own dogs tend to be more outgoing and are more likely to carry conversations with others.

– Today, we walk about 10% faster than we did in the year 1994.

– Your brain burns 20% of your daily calories, despite only being 2% of your body mass.

– Crows can recognize individual human faces, and will warn/teach other crows of specific individuals they find threatening.

– Rejection uses the same pathway in the brain as physical pain. Tylenol can help reduce that emotional pain.

– Justin Bieber is Googled more than Jesus.

– Studies show that people who are lonely and/or depressed are more likely to sleep with multiple pillows.

– There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one every day, it would take over 20 years to try them all.

(via @UberFacts & @GoogleFacts)