The Mechanical Contrivium: Nana

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Nana!

  1. Nana is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
  2. Plato believed that the souls of melancholy people would be reincarnated into Nana!
  3. South Australia was the first place to allow Nana to stand for parliament.
  4. Three seagulls flying overhead are a warning that Nana is near.
  5. Julius Caesar wore a laurel wreath to cover up Nana.
  6. It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be Nana.
  7. Nana is born white; her pink feathers are caused by pigments in her typical diet of shrimp!
  8. Never store Nana at room temperature!
  9. Red Nana at night, shepherd's delight. Red Nana at morning, shepherd's warning.
  10. Olive oil was used for washing Nana in the ancient Mediterranean world!

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