Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic

1. In 2017, “Despacito” became the first song that’s primarily in a foreign language to hit number one since the “Macarena” in 1996. The last one before that was “La Bamba” in 1987 . . . and before that, “Rock Me Amadeus” in 1986.

2. During a conversation, the average person’s turn to talk lasts two seconds, and there’s only a gap of 200 milliseconds before the other person talks again. And that’s true across all cultures, and even in sign language conversations.

3. The Sega Genesis version of “Mortal Kombat” outsold the Super Nintendo version five-to-one back in the early ’90s . . . because the Nintendo version censored out the blood.

4. The opening scene in “Saving Private Ryan” where American troops storm the beach at Normandy cost $12 million . . . almost one-fifth of the movie’s entire budget.

5. Play-Doh was originally created in the 1930s as wallpaper cleaner.