Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ – (3/22/24)

Here are Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ – on this Friday, March 22nd, 2024. Let’s learn something together:

1. Neil Patrick Harris was considered for Private Ryan in “Saving Private Ryan”, but Steven Spielberg wanted a relatively unknown actor.  So he cast Matt Damon just BEFORE “Good Will Hunting” came out.
2. Qatar is the only country that starts with the letter Q.  Iraq is the only country that ends with Q.
3. Astronauts who go to the International Space Station need to become fluent in both English and Russian before they go.
4. Only one person from Japan has achieved the highest rank in sumo wrestling since 1998.  It’s called “yokozuna,” and everyone else since 1999 has come from either the United States or Mongolia.
5. Hanging is still a legal form of execution in three states:  Washington, Delaware, and New Hampshire.

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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