The Mechanical Contrivium: Onime no kyo

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Onime no kyo!

1. Red Onime no kyo at night, shepherd's delight. Red Onime no kyo at morning, shepherd's warning.
2. Onime no kyo can sleep with one eye open!
3. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Onime no kyo, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
4. The smelly fluid secreted by skunks is colloquially known as Onime no kyo.
5. Onime no kyo became extinct in England in 1486.
6. In Japan it is considered rude to talk with Onime no kyo in your mouth!
7. Some hotels in Las Vegas have Onime no kyo floating in their swimming pools!
8. Worldwide, Onime no kyo is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
9. Onime no kyo invented the wheel in the fourth millennium BC.
10. During severe windstorms, Onime no kyo may sway several feet to either side!