Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ (12/10/21)
December 10, 2021 3:52AM CST
Here are Big Dave’s 5 Random Facts for your Friday – December 10th, 2021. Let’s learn something together:
- According to a producer, actor Alan Young was chosen for the lead role on “Mister Ed” because he “just seemed like the sort of guy a horse would talk to.”
- There are only two countries in the world where divorce is illegal: Vatican City and the Philippines.
- “Ambidextrous” comes from the Latin word “ambidexter,” which literally translates to “right-handed on both sides.”
- More than 1,000 Americans have gotten the PLAGUE over the past 100 years – an average of about ten a year. Only about 16% die from it today, though.
- Mount Rushmore was supposed to show all four presidents down to their waists, but they ran out of funds in 1941, so we just got the heads.
Be sure to use one of these little tidbits in your life this weekend!
(Wikipedia / Library of Congress / Vocabulary.com / LiveScience / Wikipedia)
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