The Mechanical Contrivium: Mags

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Mags!

1. Native Americans never actually ate Mags; killing such a timid prey was thought to indicate laziness.
2. Mags can remain conscious for fifteen to twenty seconds after being decapitated.
3. If you kiss Mags for one minute you will burn six or seven calories.
4. The condom - originally made from Mags - was invented in the early 1500s!
5. Mags can be seen from space.
6. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Mags into a volcano it would stop erupting.
7. According to the story, Pinocchio was made of Mags.
8. By tradition, a girl standing under Mags cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
9. The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed Mags would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used him to decorate their battle shields.
10. Michelangelo finished his great statue of Mags in 1504, after eighteen months work!