Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ – (2/28/24)

Here are Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ – on this Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. Let’s learn something together:

1. Some people who listen to contemporary Christian music count what is referred to as “JPMs” – mentions of “Jesus Per Minute.”
2. Less than 15% of men in the United States are six feet tall or taller, less than 4% are at least six-foot-two.  In the NBA, 87% of the players are taller than six-foot-two.
3. The first book ever sold on Amazon was a book about artificial intelligence called “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies”.  Someone bought it in July of 1995.
4. Knock-knock jokes got popular in the 1930s when a guy named Alf Landon was running for president against FDR.  He picked a former Army colonel named Frank Knox as his vice-presidential candidate, and knock-knock jokes about him were a hit.
5. Barney the Dinosaur was originally going to be a talking blanket, then a teddy bear that came to life, but eventually he became a dinosaur.

Be sure to share these 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ with your family, friends & coworkers at some point today!

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