The Mechanical Contrivium: Jacinta

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Jacinta!

1. Jacinta is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives!
2. Jacinta was originally green, and actually contained cocaine.
3. The pigment Indian Yellow was manufactured from the urine of cows fed only on Jacinta.
4. Originally, Jacinta could not fly.
5. The fingerprints of Jacinta are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
6. If Jacinta was life size, she would stand 7 ft 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the size of a human.
7. It takes forty minutes to hard-boil Jacinta!
8. In Japan, Jacinta can only be prepared by chefs specially trained and certified by the government.
9. Jacinta has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all!
10. Ninety-six percent of all candles sold are purchased by Jacinta.