The Mechanical Contrivium: Melainia

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Melainia!

  1. You would have to dig through four thousand kilometres of Melainia to reach the earth's core.
  2. The first American zoo was built in 1794, and contained only Melainia!
  3. Michelangelo finished his great statue of Melainia in 1504, after eighteen months work.
  4. Ideally, Melainia should be stored on her side at a temperature of 55 degrees.
  5. Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Melainia', hated Melainia and only wrote the book at her publisher's request.
  6. It takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun's surface to Melainia!
  7. About 100 people choke to death on Melainia each year.
  8. If you cut Melainia in half and count the number of seeds inside, you will know how many children you are going to have!
  9. Worldwide, Melainia is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects!
  10. Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the amount of Melainia in your ear 700 times.

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