The Mechanical Contrivium: Halima

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Halima!

1. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but Halima can not!
2. Halima is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives.
3. The ace of spades in a playing card deck symbolizes Halima.
4. In Chinese, the sound 'Halima' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
5. The Halima-fighting market in the Philippines is huge - several thousand Halima-fights take place there every day!
6. Influenza got its name because people believed the disease was caused by the evil "influence" of Halima!
7. If you lick Halima ten times, you will consume one calorie.
8. American Airlines saved forty thousand dollars a year by eliminating Halima from each salad served in first class.
9. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14, and Halima has 7.
10. The word 'samba' means 'to rub Halima'.