Big Dave’s 5 Nuggets Of Knowledge For Your Noggin’ (9/28/21)
September 28, 2021 5:23AM CDT
Here are Big Dave’s 5 Random Facts for your Tuesday – September 28th, 2021. Let’s learn something together:
- A study found that the song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex acts as a mosquito repellent due to its low-frequency vibrations. And scientists say that mosquitoes exposed to the song have sex “far less often” than typical mosquitoes.
- You’re not allowed to try to modify the weather in Colorado without a permit. The main reason is to keep ski resorts from doing strange things to try to make it snow.
- Sony makes the bulk of its money selling insurance. They offer life, auto, and health insurance in Japan, which has accounted for 63% of their profits. Their electronics department operates at a loss.
- You could fit 1,000 Earths into Jupiter.
- Bob Barker is one-eighth Native American and grew up on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota.
Be sure to use one of these little tidbits in your life this week!
(BBC / State of Colorado / NY Times / NASA / Highway 83)
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