Fun Friday Facts

Today I'm giving you some fun facts about Kentucky. If people enjoy these fun facts, I may start doing them each Friday. So if you like them, let me know!

--Kentucky comes from a Cherokee word meaning Land of Tomorrow or Meadowland.

--Can't function without your Post-it® notes (and I for one am lost without them)? You can thank the workers at the 3M plant in Cynthiana, Kentucky, where the handy notes are produced.

--In 1998, the town of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, elected a dog named Goofy as their mayor. The tiny town charged $1 per vote and proceeds went to restore a local church.

--Thomas Edison chose Louisville's 1883 Southern Exposition to demonstrate his incandescent light bulb for the first time.

--The largest amount of gold stored anywhere in the U.S. (approximately $6 billion worth) is held in the underground vaults of the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox. (Wish I was a member of the Ocean's 11 gang!)

--Louisville has more restaurants per capita than any other U.S. city.

--Lexington's Jif Peanut Butter factory produces more of this sticky, buttery, pea-nutty confection than any other place in the world.

--Middlesboro, Kentucky is the only U.S. city built inside a meteor crater.

--The Kentucky Derby trophy is made of 56 ounces of 14 and 18 carat gold, and is two feet tall.

--Cheeseburgers (my favorite food) were first served in 1934 at Kaelin's in Louisville.

--The only monument south of the Ohio River dedicated to Union Soldiers who died in the Civil War is located in Vanceburg, KY.

--During the Civil War, Frankfort was the only Union capital occupied by Confederate troops.

--Cumberland Falls is the only waterfall in the world to regularly display a Moonbow. It is located just southwest of Corbin.

--In the War of 1812 more than half of all Americans killed in action were Kentuckians.

--More than 100 native Kentuckians have been elected governors of other states.

--In Kentucky, spitting tobacco juice on someone is considered a friendly greeting, much like the "up yours!" of a New York cabbie. (Joke people, only a joke)! :)

And there you have it, fun facts everyone should know about our great Commonwealth - and remember, Kentucky is a Commonwealth, not a State!

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