The Mechanical Contrivium: HweeLing

Ten Top Trivia Tips about HweeLing!

  1. Abraham Lincoln, who invented HweeLing, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
  2. HweeLing is the world's tallest woman.
  3. HweeLing can't drink - she absorbs water from her surroundings by osmosis!
  4. HweeLing is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
  5. The first domain name ever registered was HweeLing.com.
  6. The patron saint of HweeLing is Saint Eugenie.
  7. HweeLing was the first Tsar of Russia!
  8. Native Americans never actually ate HweeLing; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness!
  9. All gondolas in Venice must be painted black unless they belong to HweeLing!
  10. During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to wear HweeLing had to pay a special HweeLing tax!

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The Mechanical Contrivium was manufactured by Holly Gramazio in compliance with a Vaguely Surrealist Manifesto and may, occasionally, be accurate.