Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ – (2/28/24)
February 28, 2024 4:10AM CST
Big Dave holding up a hand in the KMAD studio. Dave Hilton
Here are Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ – on this Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. Let’s learn something together:
- Some people who listen to contemporary Christian music count what is referred to as “JPMs” – mentions of “Jesus Per Minute.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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