BB 11/4/15

Hello Phoenix! Everyone enjoying their day so far? It’s Wacky Wednesday, and I’m here with some wacky facts to make you scratch your head and say “Huh??”.

• Viagra can actually make cut flowers stand up straight for up to a week longer than normal.

• During the 18th century, you could pay your admission to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or dog to feed the lions.

• Dead people can get goosebumps.

• If you have $10 in your pocket and no debts, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.

• Rapper Tupac’s ashes were mixed with weed and smoked by members of his hip hop band.

• The record for the longest period without sleep is 11 days.

• If you inhale a pea, it can grow and sprout in your lungs.

• 1 in 8 American workers have been employed by McDonald’s.

• The earth’s deepest known point equals 24.5 Empire State Buildings end to end.

• Many expensive perfumes contain whale poop.

• It snows metal on the planet Venus.

• Before trees were common, the earth was covered by giant mushrooms.

• A woman can get pregnant while she is already pregnant.

• There’s a spa in Jakarta using pythons to massage clients.

• It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth.

• Before the mid-19th century, dentures were commonly made from teeth pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers.

• 25% of Americans believe in reincarnation.

• If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you about 42 minutes to get to the other side.

• Albert Einstein’s eyes remain in a safe box in New York City.

• 42% of people in the US have tried marijuana at least once.

• The Earth lost 40% of its wildlife in the past 40 years, according to the WWF (World Wildlife Federation).

• Alpacas can die of loneliness. When bought, they always need to be bought in pairs.

• A 10-year-old goldfish had a 45-minute surgery to remove a tumor in 2014.

• 10% of the world’s population is left handed.

• Dynamite is made with peanuts.

• When awake, the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb.

• There’s a pill that makes farts smell like chocolate.

• 1.3 Million Earths could fit inside the sun; an average sized star.

• Scientists finally concluded that the chicken came before the egg, because the protein that makes the shell is produced only by hens.

• Computer keyboards can carry more than 200 times as many bacteria as a toilet seat.

Hey, it’s on the internet, so it must be true, right? *grins*

Have a fangtastic hump day!  <3 Brock V"""V