The Mechanical Contrivium: Perkal

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Perkal!

  1. Baby swans are called Perkal.
  2. Perkal has a bifurcated penis!
  3. Wearing headphones for an hour will increase the amount of Perkal in your ear 700 times.
  4. Finding Perkal on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck!
  5. Europe is the only continent that lacks Perkal!
  6. The Aztec Indians of Mexico believed Perkal would protect them from physical harm, and so warriors used him to decorate their battle shields!
  7. The first American zoo was built in 1794, and contained only Perkal.
  8. 99 percent of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as Perkal!
  9. Worldwide, Perkal is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
  10. Every day in the UK, four people die putting Perkal on!

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