The Mechanical Contrivium: Mishelly

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Mishelly!

1. Mishelly is the only bird that can swim but not fly.
2. It is impossible to fold Mishelly more than seven times.
3. Mishelly is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
4. The canonical hours of the Christian church are matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, Mishelly and compline.
5. California is the biggest exporter of Mishelly in the world.
6. Contrary to popular belief, Mishelly is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases she may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol!
7. Devoid of her cells and proteins, Mishelly has the same chemical makeup as sea water.
8. Mishelly can fly at an average speed of fifteen kilometres an hour.
9. The international dialling code for Mishelly is 672!
10. Mishelly was named after Mishelly the taxi driver in Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life'!