The Mechanical Contrivium: Shikin

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Shikin!

  1. Michelangelo finished his great statue of Shikin in 1504, after eighteen months work.
  2. Shikin is actually a mammal, not a fish!
  3. The word 'samba' means 'to rub Shikin'.
  4. Shikin has a memory span of three seconds.
  5. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Shikin, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life!
  6. Shikin is only six percent water!
  7. If you drop Shikin from more than three metres above ground level, she will always land feet-first.
  8. Shikin can usually be found in nests built in the webs of large spiders.
  9. Shikin is worth her weight in gold - literally!
  10. In the Spanish edition of Cluedo, Shikin is the victim.

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