Disturbing Behind-the-Scenes Facts About 'The Bachelor' Franchise

Personal Time

Many of the female contestants on The Bachelor pack their personal vibrators to bring along with them. This might be TMI, but if you only get 72 hours at most with the lead in 6 weeks, sometimes you get a little lonely.

Desperate Times

Some girls ask for drug store hair dye kits throughout the season. They’re not allowed to leave the house and desperate times call for desperate measures, sometimes. After all, they’re filming for a primetime television show.

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The More You Know

  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • Hippos have the largest mouths of any animal on land.
  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.