Wacky Wednesday: 15 Silly Facts You Never Even Knew!

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!

– India’s population is expected to increase by 400 million by 2050 which will equal to the populations of the U.S. and China combined.

– The fresh, salty smell of beach air is actually the smell of rotting seaweed.

– A pound of grasshoppers is almost as nutritious as a pound of beef.

– It would take approximately 3,155,524,416 Cheerios to circle the Earth at the equator.

– We are about 1 to 2 centimeters taller in the morning than we are in the evening.

– In the last century, the east coast of the United States has moved about 8 ft. further away from Europe.

– Chocolate milk was invented in Jamaica.

– The Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico.

– Each year, millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

– Smiling just as soon as you wake up in the morning can improve your mood and increase emotional stability.

– The colder your room is, the more the chances you will have a nightmare.

– “Silent” and “Listen” are spelled with the same letters.

– If you’re snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.

– Most dogs can learn 150 words, while the smartest dog can understand up to 250 words.

– Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA when he was just 17 years old.

(via @UberFacts, @GoogleFacts & @WoWFactz)