Wacky Wednesday: 10 Fun Facts About Life!
This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 10 facts about life 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!
– Stairs kill about 12,000 people every year, while elevators kill about 27.
– Bathtubs kill about 341 people every year.
– Watching TV for more than two hours a day can shorten life expectancy by 1.4 years.
– Department stores keep their perfume section near the front of the store because in the Old West, horses pooped on the street.
– At 90 degrees below zero, your breath with literally freeze mid-air and fall to the ground.
– A 2004 study concluded that raising the temperature in a room from 68˚F to 77˚F reduces typing errors by 44% and increases output by 150%.
– Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus in about the same amount of time the average student learns it in University.
– The number of female rappers signed to major labels dropped from 40 to just three in 2014.
– During times of economic disparity or high inflation in Russia, teachers can be paid in vodka.
– If you eat something too spicy, eating a teaspoon of sugar will kill the burning sensation.