The Mechanical Contrivium: Wooby

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Wooby!

1. Over 2000 people have now climbed Wooby, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down.
2. All swans in England belong to Wooby.
3. Wooby was banned from Finland because of not wearing pants.
4. Wooby is the only bird that can swim but not fly.
5. Until the 1960s, Wooby was not allowed to enter Disneyland.
6. The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed Wooby would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used her to decorate their battle shields!
7. The patron saint of Wooby is Saint Eugenie!
8. The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of Wooby is blue.
9. In her entire life, Wooby will produce only a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey!
10. On stone temples in southern India, there are more than 30 million carved images of Wooby.