Knowledge Nugget Central (2024)

20/06/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- According to "Billboard", only two songs with the word "summer" in the title have ever been No. 1: "Summer in the City" and "Theme from a Summer Place"
- Insects outnumber humans by 1 million to one
- The average surface temperature of Venus is 864 degrees Fahrenheit

AAAAHHHH, Summer is upon us! As you go forth on adventures, remember to use "OFF" spray to keep from getting eaten up by little critters....and, if you're planning a trip to the 2nd planet in our solar system, be sure to pack some SPF 7,000 or you may end up with an undesired result!

Summer days, drifting away to OH OH, the Summer nights......

14/06/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- On June 14 Americans celebrate the adoption of the first national flag, it was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14,1777
- Flag Day became official in 1916 when President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that established a nationwide observance of Flag Day on June 14
- Although it is observed nationwide, Pennsylvania is the only state that recognizes Flag Day as a legal holiday

🇺🇸OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE........🇺🇸

08/06/2024

Oh, look....it's a bonus edition of

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The largest winning margin of the Belmont Stakes was in 1973 by Secretariat....31 lengths
- White carnations are the traditional flower of the Belmont Stakes. The blanket won by the winner takes 10 man hours to put together, as between 300 - 400 carnations are glued onto a green velveteen spread. The flowers must be shipped in from either California or Bogota, Columbia
- Bays and Chestnuts have been the most successful horses at the Belmont Stakes winning 51 and 50 respectively

06/06/2024

(One of the annual re-posts)

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The invasion of Normandy was code named "Operation Overlord" and was originally set for June 5, but due to bad weather, the actual invasion began June 6, 1944
- Over 150,000 Allied troops participated in the invasion. D-Day was the largest invasion force of any kind in history. Besides the American, Canadian and British troops, other participants included Australians, New Zealanders, free French, Polish, Dutch, Greek and Czech. The French Resistance also participated behind enemy lines
- The Germans expected the Allies to land at Calais...the shortest distance from France to England. Even after the invasion began, Hi**er believed that it was not the true invasion, but a diversion. Therefore, a large number of the German forces remained at Calais, waiting for the invasion that never came by sea. If Germany had had full forces at Normandy, the Allies might not have been successful and/or there would have been higher casualties

God Bless those who fought for and those who continue to fight for our Freedom!!

31/05/2024

CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

27/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- On May 5, 1868 the Grand Army of the Republic established Memorial Day (or Decoration Day) as the national day to decorate the graves of the Civil War soldiers with flowers
- Many cities in the North and South claim to be the 1st to celebrate Memorial Day in 1866, but the Congress and President Lyndon Johnson officially declared Waterloo, NY as the "birthplace" of Memorial Day in 1966. It was said that on May 5, 1866 a ceremony was held here to honor local soldiers and sailors who fought in the Civil War. Businesses were closed for the day and residents furled flags at half-mast. It was said to be the first formal, community-wide and regular event
- In 1971 Memorial Day was declared a National Holiday by Congress who designated the last Monday in May as the day for it's observance

Day is done...Gone the sun
From the lake...From the hills...
From the sky.
All is well...Safely rest
God is nigh

Fading light...Dims the sight
And a star...Gems the sky...
Gleaming bright.
From afar....Drawing nigh
Falls the night.

-TAPS by Major General Daniel Butterfield

A Happy, Safe and Blessed Memorial Day to All!!!!

24/05/2024

KNC will be closed next week.
See you soon!

24/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- When the Philadelphia Eagles thrashed the Dallas Cowboys in sweltering heat in September 2000, many of the players attributed their win to one thing: guzzling down immense quantities of ice-cold pickle juice
- In the Delta region of Mississippi, Kool-Aid Pickles have become ridiculously popular with the kids. Take some dill pickles, cut them in half, then soak them in super strong Kool-Aid for more than a week
- Berrien Springs, Michigan has dubbed itself the "Christmas Pickle Capital of the World". In early December, they host a parade, led by the "Grand Dillmeister", who tosses out fresh pickles to parade watchers

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! It is with a touch of sadness that I say: National Pickle Week has now drawn to a close. In tribute, let us all have a Happy Hour shot....OH, YEAAAHHH.....and who knows, maybe Santa Claussen will bring us more tidbits to chew on next year.

Go forth and have a Fabulous Friday!

23/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- People have been eating pickles ever since the Mesopotamians started making them back in 2400 B.C.
- If it weren't for pickles, Christopher Columbus might never have "discovered" America. In his famous 1492 voyage, Columbus rationed pickles to his sailors to keep them from getting scurvy. He even grew cucumbers during a pitstop in Haiti to restock for the rest of the voyage
- In the Pacific Islands, natives pickle their foods in holes in the ground lined with banana leaves and use them as food reserves in case of storms. The pickles are so valuable that they've become part of the courting process, helping a man prove he'll be able to provide for a woman. In Fiji, guys can't get a girl without first showing her parents his pickle pits

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! This has been a very informative week, dontcha think? Our brined friends go so far back, were instrumental in getting our country discovered AND can determine if a couple moves forward with their relationship. I have a new-found respect for the delightfully crunchy little devils!

Go forth and have a Thoughtful Thursday!

22/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- According to Pickle Packers International, the crunch of a pickle should be audible from 10 paces
- The majority of pickle factories in America ferment their pickles in outdoor vats without lids (leaving them subject to insects and bird droppings) But there's a reason: According to food scientists, the sun's direct rays prevent yeast and molds from growing in the brine
- Napoleon was a big fan of pickle power. In fact, he put up the equivalent of $250,000 as a prize to whoever could figure out the best way to pickle and preserve foods for his troops

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! No Challenge today as I’m trying to parse out as much pickle knowledge as I can. It can get awfully noisy on my head, so I’ve got to get these facts out there. I'm not gherkin your chains by saying that cramming all these pickle facts into my posts is kinda bugging me.....they are becoming my Waterloo, making me come up short for clever summary sentences.

Go forth, then, and earn your bread and butter!!

21/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The Department of Agriculture estimates that the average American eats 8.5 pounds of pickles a year
- Not everyone loves a sweet pickle. In America, dill pickles are twice as popular as the sweet variety
- During the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, H.J. Heinz used pickle-shaped pins to lure customers to his out of the way booth. By the end of the fair, he'd given out lots of free food and over 1,000,000 pickle pins

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! How many can say that they surpass the consumption amount in Nugget #1? 🙋🏼‍♀️
I’ve tried different varieties, but prefer the half-sour ones. Anyone that knows me knows that I’ll try almost anything that involves these tasty veggies. I swear, if you stuck me, pickle juice would flow out. Its the simple things.......

Go forth and have a Tantalizing Tuesday!

20/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The third week in May is "National Pickle Week"
- Before he became an explorer, Amerigo Vespucci (for whom America is named) was a pickle merchant
- Cleopatra claimed pickles made her beautiful

Yes, that's right, Nuggeteers, this week I'll be giving you Nuggets about pickles to munch on! Hopefully you will find these facts kinda sweet.....and there are some dillies included, too!!

Go forth and have a Marvelous Monday!!!

(How did Cleopatra occasionally put off Marc Antony's advances? She said, "not tonight, it's my pyramid")

18/05/2024

Hey, look! It's a BONUS installment of:

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The first Preakness was held on May 27, 1873 and drew 7 starters. "Survivor" collected the $2,050 winning purse, winning by 10 lengths
- In 1948 the Preakness was televised for the first time by CBS
- Which sports celebrity appeared simultaneously on "Time", "Newsweek" and "Sports Illustrated" in 1973? "Secretariat" ....and no wonder....just look at that face!

HAPPY PREAKNESS DAY!!!

17/05/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The final year for ‘The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson’ was 1992
- Purkinje fibers are found in the heart
- Clint Eastwood first played ‘The Man With No Name’ in the film ‘A Fistful of Dollars’

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! HEEEEEEEEEERE’S FRIDAY! If you are fortunate enough, something could happen this weekend that will fill your ticker with joy. So......you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Go forth and have a Fun-Filled Friday!

13/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- New College (now Harvard University) started out in 1636 with nine students and one instructor
- The first medical diploma was granted by Yale University in 1729
- The first law school in the U.S. was the Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. Its graduates have included Aaron Burr, Horace Mann and Noah Webster

Sometimes...SOMETIMES....I regret not furthering my education. I probably would have chosen a smaller school for more professor/student interaction. Who knows...I could have become a Doctor, Vice President, an Education Reformer or Lexicographer. Instead, I chose to get my education among "the people" and learn on the "mean streets". It is more up my alley anyway. And it's like I always say, "I'm pretty, I don't have to be smart".

Go forth and have a Meaningful Monday!

10/05/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Zeus’ nine daughters were: Calliope, Clio, Euterpe, Erato, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia and Urania
- Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle until he was 16 years old
- Feta Cheese is traditionally made from sheep’s milk

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! As I was reading Today’s submissions and trying to come up with a summary, I kind of gave up. It’s all Greek to me!

Go forth and have a kali Paraskévi!

08/05/2024

We worked on Sunday, so we’re taking today off. See you Friday!

06/05/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the air we breathe
- The Battle of Waterloo was fought in present day Belgium
- The condor is the world’s largest bird of prey

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! That’s right, suck it in, get a big lungful of Monday. Get ready to go out and fight the good fight. I have faith in you all. You just swoop down on this New Week from the beginning and tear it apart!

Go forth and have a Magnanimous Monday!

05/05/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the U.S. and Mexico, primarily in the State of Puebla, to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862
- The Battle of Puebla was important for at least 2 reasons:
1) Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French
army that had not been defeated for almost 50 years
2) Since the Battle of Puebla, no country in the Americas
has subsequently been invaded by any other
European military force
- Cinco de Mayo is not observed as a National Holiday in Mexico. However, all public schools are closed nation-wide in Mexico. It is an official holiday in the State of Puebla and also a full (no work) holiday in the neighboring State of Veracruz

Buenos Dias, Nuggeteers! I want to give y’all a heads-up. This is going to be a weekend fraught with merriment for me, so Monday Nuggets will be pushed to Tuesday. I’m not getting any younger, you know.

Go forth and have a Viernes Fabuloso!

03/05/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921
- The condor is the world’s largest bird of prey
- Descartes once said, “The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues”

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! One need not be a genius to know that it is easier to fall victim to the darker side of life. We must all try our hardest to conform to a standard of right and the world will be a much more peaceful place.

Go forth and have a Fabulous Friday!

01/05/2024

CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITHFUL NUGGETEER ROBIN for knowing we wanted:

Foot_____🏈
Base_____⚾️
Basket_____🏀

BALL!

01/05/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The human foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints and more that 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments
- Andrews Air Force Base was named for Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews former Commanding General of the U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations during WWII
- Hot air balloon baskets are usually rectangular or triangular in shape and vary in size from just big enough to carry two people to large enough to carry thirty people

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! It’s mid-week Nuggets and you know what THAT means! Tell me the theme for Today’s Tidbits and be featured on the page. One entry per Nuggeteer and thirty days since last win, as always. Good Luck!

Go forth and have a Worthwhile Wednesday!

29/04/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Willow bark provides the chemical from which aspirin was originally synthesized. The bark has been used as a pain remedy ever since the Greeks discovered its medicinal power nearly 2,500 years ago
- Stars are divided into six color classifications: red stars are the coolest and bluish ones the hottest
- The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum. But aluminum isn't found as a free metal in its natural state. Instead, it combines with over 270 different minerals, such as bauxite and silicon. This makes extracting it very difficult and expensive

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! Sometimes being the head of an International Information Corporation can be a real headache. I try very hard to keep an even temper, to be the 'chill' boss, to not get fired up at minutia, but then someone has to meddle where they do not belong and foil my attempts. Is it too late for me to run off and join the circus?

Go forth and have a Magnanimous Monday!

26/04/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The Green Lizard is the largest lizard native to North America
- Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s real first name is Edwin
- In Greek mythology, Tartarus is the name of the prison for the Titans

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! On a scale of 1 to 10, how glad are you that we have scampered through this week? Personally, I’m over the moon about the concept of breaking free from the shackles of responsibility for a couple days.

Go forth and have a Phenomenal Phriday!

24/04/2024

CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITHFUL NUGGETEER BOB for knowing we wanted:

THINGS ON WHICH ONE SITS

Toilet, Supreme Court and Frankie was the “CHAIRman of the Board”

(Next eligibility is 5/24)

24/04/2024

HERE’S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Sir John Harington was an English courtier, author and translator, popularly known as the inventor of the flush toilet
- The Supreme Court may decide cases having political overtones, but it has ruled that it does not have power to decide nonjusticiable political questions
- Frank Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the “bobby soxers”

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! Great googly-moogly, it’s Challenge Day! What is the theme for today, you ask? Well, you tell me! Follow the rules: one answer per Nuggeteer and thirty days must have passed since your last win.
Good Luck!

Go forth and have a Whimsical Wednesday!

22/04/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- The North American Whippoorwill is the only bird that hibernates. While it rests, its internal temperature drops from 105 degrees F to 55.4 degrees F
- The human brain functions on the equivalent of just ten watts of power
- Modern archery bows produced from advanced materials, like Kevlar and magnesium fiberglass, shoot arrows at speeds grater than 150 miles per hour

Good Morning, Nuggeteers! Time to shake off that Weekend slumber and get charged up for a Brand New Week!! Yeah, I am not that motivated, either. My goal is to get YOU enthused.....well, I took a shot.

Go forth and have a Marvelous Monday!

19/04/2024

HERE'S SOME THINGS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW:

- Eyeglasses were invented in Europe in 1286
- The Kalashnikov AK-47 (and variants of it) has been used in more than 75 wars
- Explosives were used in China at the Battle of Ts'ai-shih in 1161

Good Morning, Dear Readers! Well, another week has come and gone right before our very eyes. Whatever it may be that you have set your sights on, I hope that your weekend is a BLAST!

Go forth and have a Phenomenal Friday!

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