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!

– Coffee has been found to decrease the risk of the alcohol-related liver disease cirrhosis, which can cause cancer and liver failure.

– More twins are born in Massachusetts than any other state in America.

– Pope Francis once worked as a nightclub bouncer.

– You are more likely to vote for whatever is at the top of the list due to a psychological condition called “order effect.”

– Eating berries helps keep the brain healthier and increases memory.

– Candles will burn longer and drip less if placed in the freezer a few hours before using.

– Elephants have been known to keep standing even after they die.

– If you had 1 billion dollars and spent $1,000 a day, it would take you 2,749 years to spend it all.

– A bee has 5 eyes.

– Cows have different “moo” accents according to the region they live in.

– Eating something with sugar can stop hiccups.

– Leonardo Da Vinci invented the parachute in 1515.

– You can insure yourself against alien abduction, alien pregnancy and death caused by aliens. (I’m not sure if we offer that program though)

– Workers at Amazon’s distribution centers can walk up to 11 miles per shift and pick up orders every 33 seconds.

– Due to name confusion, the staffs of the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet once a month to exchange wrongly addressed mail.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @OMGFacts)