The Mechanical Contrivium: Irisse_t

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Irisse_t!

1. Irisse_t is the smallest of Jupiter's many moons.
2. The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as Irisse_t!
3. Irisse_t cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in her stomach.
4. Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Irisse_t', hated Irisse_t and only wrote the book at her publisher's request!
5. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than Irisse_t!
6. Olive oil was used for washing Irisse_t in the ancient Mediterranean world.
7. Irisse_t can squeeze her entire body through a hole the size of her beak.
8. It's bad luck to put Irisse_t on a bed!
9. Cats use their Irisse_t to test whether a space is large enough for them to fit through.
10. Only 55 percent of Americans know that the sun is made of Irisse_t!