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!

– An Olympic gold medal is worth $650 after it’s melted down.

– The days were only 18 hours long a billion years ago.

– Being chased and falling off a high place are the two most common dreams.

– Today is “National Left-Hander’s Day.”

– If everyone in the world washed their hands properly, we could save 1 million lives a year.

– Feeling too hot? Run your wrist under a cold tap for at least five minutes. It’ll cool your blood down.

– While chopping onions, hold a piece of bread between your lips to keep your eyes from watering.

– ‘Mental pain’ is actually increased by pretending as if you are okay when you are not!

– Having at one “Lazy day” per week can help reduce stress, high blood pressure and stroke.

– A thirsty plant will cry for help by making a high-pitched sound too high for humans to hear.

– Botulinum toxin is a chemical used in Botox, 1KG of this chemical is enough to wipe out entire human population.

– It has been scientifically proven that playing Tetris after a traumatic event reduces the chances of negative flashbacks occurring.

– Many Casinos are set up as mazes on purpose for you to literally get lost in.

– Men grow ear hair as they get older; women don’t.

– In 1979, it snowed in the Sahara Desert.

(via @UberFacts, @WoWFactz & @GoogleFacts)