Fount of worthless information

Prompted by a friend telling me she was trying to remember the name of a movie this weekend, allow me to share with you some of the worthless information I hold in this head of mine.

It is illegal to walk past a horse with an ice cream cone in your pocket in the state of Kentucky.

It is illegal to allow your dog to chase squirrels in the park in Raleigh, N.C.

It is illegal to have sex in any position other than the missionary position in Virginia.

Suicide is the only crime that is not punishable.

Dolphins are the only mammals, besides humans, that have sex for fun.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed’s Hill. (Wait, everyone knows that, don’t they?)

Whiskey was invented by Elijah Craig, founder of Georgetown, KY. (So the story goes…)

Until recently, there were no Phineas and Ferb toys because Disney thought the show was going to flop, so they didn’t bother investing the time and money into toys. It wasn’t until the show became a success that they changed their minds. (Learned that from Wiki.)

Elvis’ middle name is spelled wrong on his grave at Graceland.

This year (2010) marked the first year in 60+ years the mysterious guest did not leave a bottle of Congac and a rose on the grave of Edgar Allan Poe.

One out of every five hardcover books has a security tag in it at Barnes and Noble.

I put my hand up on your hip, when I dip, you dip we dip.

(Just to see if you are paying attention…)

Ghiradelli is owned by Hershey. That’s actually somewhat depressing if you really want to think about it.

Rachael Ray has no formal cooking training whatsoever.

Keith Urban’s middle name is Lionel.

The country singer Doug Stone is actually named Doug Brooks, but the record company thought people would get him confused with Garth Brooks, so they changed his last name.

Phil Vassar has a ton of songs turned down at various record companies, stating they just weren’t good enough to be hits. Among the ones turned down, “My Next Thirty Years,” a huge hit for Tim McGraw.

For whatever reason, the southeastern part of the state of Virginia is the only part of the state to not adhere to the adoption of counties.

The moose, not the lobster, is the state symbol of Maine.

Sarah Palin can see Russia from her house.

Nicolas Cage named his kid Kal-El. You know, like Superman’s real name. Apparently he was supposed to play Superman at one point in time, but he either backed out or got replaced and this was an homage to the role he never played.

O.J. did it.

France is only about the size of Texas.

When kittens chase something that isn’t there, it’s because of an excess of serotonin in their brains. Translation: they are (naturally) tripping on acid.

See, now it’s funny – I’m sitting here struggling to come up with things to put on this list, when I know I could spout more than I could even count in casual conversation. Just goes to show that you can’t always perform on command.