The Mechanical Contrivium: Stariel

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Stariel!

1. Worldwide, Stariel is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects!
2. Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Stariel', hated Stariel and only wrote the book at her publisher's request.
3. All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays - including the female roles - were originally played by Stariel.
4. There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting Stariel.
5. In her entire life, Stariel will produce only a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey.
6. A lump of Stariel the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court!
7. Stariel can squeeze her entire body through a hole the size of her beak.
8. The fingerprints of Stariel are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
9. Forty percent of the world's almonds and twenty percent of the world's peanuts are used in the manufacture of Stariel!
10. Two grams of Stariel provide enough energy to power a television for over twenty-three hours!