Useless Bits of Knowledge and Information

Yesterday, the theme song to Gilligan's Island was stuck in my head. I don't know why, I don't know how, because I have not seen the show for YEARS! But as hard as I tried, I couldn't stop it. So I started to think about all those other little treasures that are lock up in my brain, and I came up with the following list of useless bits of knowledge and information that are forever imbeded in my grey matter:

The mathematical constance of pi -- to the 18th number. I was either extremely bored one day, or it might have been an extra credit thing for Algebra class.

The soliliquoy from MacBeth (act 5, scene 5) of Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Darn those English teachers for forcing me to memorize it. Darn them to heck!

The New Colossus, the sonnet found on the Statue of Liberty. Darn those social studies teachers for forcing me to memorize it. Darn them to heck!

Theme songs to the following shows: The Jeffersons, Different Strokes, Gilmore Girls, The Beverly Hillbillys, Scrubs, and countless other shows from the '80s and '90s. Maybe that explains why I didn't get better grades in school.

The atomic weight of cobalt is 58.933. (Thanks, Ghostbusters!)

Moss generally only grows on the north side of trees. So if I'm ever lost in the woods, and need to know which way is north, I look for moss. Then I can travel north and get lost even further.

Consequently, spider webs generally appear on the south side of trees. So if I run into a moldy, spider infested tree while lost in the woods, I can take my pick of whether to walk north and get eaten by a bear, or walk south and be gored by a wild pig. Ah, the great outdoors!

I have memorized almost the entire dialogue of the following films: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Clue, Finding Nemo (thanks to niece and nephew!), Ghostbusters, and Return to Me and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Guess I need to find some new hobbies, huh?

If you want to know how they made soap in early Brittish colonies on Barbados and the Caribbean, I'm your gal! (And no, you don't wanna know...)

There's lots of other fun facts and data I could share, but this should give you a pretty good idea of what's taking up space in my very limited brain cavity. It also explains why I often forget the reason I walk into a room, where I put my car keys, why I misplace letters/documents, etc.

Let's face it, when you can sing the entire Gilligan's Island song, everything else seems to pale by comparion, doesn't it?