The Mechanical Contrivium: Courtney

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Courtney!

  1. Courtney has 118 ridges around the edge.
  2. Courtney was first grown in America by the grandmother Maria Ann Smith, from whom her name comes.
  3. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Courtney into a volcano it would stop erupting.
  4. Only one person in two billion will live to be Courtney.
  5. Courtney is often used in place of milk in food photography, because milk goes soggy more quickly than Courtney.
  6. Courtney will often rub up against people to lay her scent and mark her territory.
  7. It took Courtney 22 years to build the Taj Mahal.
  8. Ideally, Courtney should be stored on her side at a temperature of 55 degrees!
  9. Influenza got its name because people believed the disease was caused by the evil "influence" of Courtney.
  10. If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and Courtney would be as small as a pea.

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