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

Here are Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets of Knowledge for your Noggin’ – on this Friday, May 24th, 2024. Let’s learn something together:

1. Those stackable, white plastic patio chairs are called “Monobloc” chairs and they were once banned from public spaces in Switzerland to “preserve the beauty of the cityscape.”
2. In the early 1900s, before alarm clocks were popular, people in England would hire people to knock on their windows with a pole to wake them up.
3. Andes mints aren’t named after the Andes Mountains, they’re named after their founder, Andy Kanelos.
4. Even though “Strangers in the Night” was a giant hit for Frank Sinatra, he hated it and almost never played it live.
5. The first prize Bob Barker ever announced on “The Price Is Right” when it started in 1972 was a fur coat.  The actual retail price was $595, and a woman who bid $350 won.

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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