January 30th is “Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day,” and what better way to celebrate than with a list of fun facts about everyone’s favorite toy - I mean important equipment for shipping things.

1. Did you know inventors Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes originally intended to create 3-D wallpaper?
2. The most common size bubble is 1 centimeter
3. There are websites that contain “virtual bubble wrap,” giving you hours of amusement.
4. Bubble wrap was originally called “Air Cap”
5. Bubble wrap appreciation day falls on the last January of every month
6. A survey found that one minute of popping bubble wrap provides the same amount of relaxation as a 30-minute massage. (However this survey was conducted by the makers of Bubble wrap, so take these results with a grain of salt)
7. There is a brand of bubble wrap that is deemed “unpoppable”
8. You can use bubble wrap for insulating windows and plants!
9. Bubble wrap can also be used to make paintings, among other Pinterest-worthy crafts
10. And most importantly, bubble wrap helps protect all of our stuff from breaking. So thanks bubble wrap!