The Mechanical Contrivium: Scolex

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Scolex!

  1. Scolex is born white; her pink feathers are caused by pigments in her typical diet of shrimp!
  2. Abraham Lincoln, who invented Scolex, was the only US president ever granted a patent!
  3. The average human spends about 30 days during their life in Scolex.
  4. Scolex will often rub up against people to lay her scent and mark her territory.
  5. If you put a drop of liquor on Scolex, she will go mad and sting herself to death.
  6. You should always store Scolex in an airtight container in the fridge!
  7. Fifty-two percent of Americans drink Scolex!
  8. To check whether Scolex is safe to eat, drop her in a bowl of water; rotten Scolex will sink, and fresh Scolex will float.
  9. Czar Paul I banished Scolex to Siberia for marching out of step.
  10. Michelangelo finished his great statue of Scolex in 1504, after eighteen months work.

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