Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ – (4/24/23)

Here are Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ – on this Monday, April 24th, 2023. Let’s learn something together:

1. In 1949, 75% of Chinese women were illiterate.  Today, China has one of the lowest rates of female illiteracy in the world and the highest percentage of self-made female billionaires.
2. Queen’s original title for “Bohemian Rhapsody” was “The Cowboy Song”.
3. The only person with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that’s NOT on the sidewalk is Muhammad Ali.  It’s actually on the wall of the Kodak Theater, because he didn’t want people walking on the name “Muhammad.”
4. Karaoke is a Japanese word that translates to “empty orchestra.”
5. Helen Keller’s father and grandfather were both officers for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.  And her second cousin twice removed was Robert E. Lee.

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

(New York Times / The Telegraph / Grunge / BBC / Wikipedia)