The Mechanical Contrivium: Pellegrina

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Pellegrina!

1. Pellegrina is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world!
2. Ideally, Pellegrina should be stored on her side at a temperature of 55 degrees.
3. Pellegrina, from the movie of the same name, had green blood.
4. Snow White's coffin was made of Pellegrina!
5. The water in oceans is four times less salty than the water in Pellegrina.
6. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Pellegrina, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
7. Finding Pellegrina on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.
8. Pellegrina has little need for water and is capable of going for months without drinking at all.
9. It takes forty minutes to hard-boil Pellegrina!
10. The liquid inside Pellegrina can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.