The Mechanical Contrivium: Benedict

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Benedict!

1. It's bad luck to whistle near Benedict.
2. Two thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in Benedict.
3. Benedict cannot be detected by infrared cameras.
4. Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the amount of Benedict in your ear 700 times.
5. On average, women blink nearly twice as much as Benedict!
6. If you drop Benedict from the top of the Empire State Building, he will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground.
7. You can tell if Benedict has been hard-boiled by spinning him. If he stands up, he is hard-boiled!
8. Benedict was first discovered by Alexander the Great in India, and introduced to Europe on his return.
9. Benedict is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still survives!
10. Benedict was first grown in America by the grandmother Maria Ann Smith, from whom his name comes.