The Mechanical Contrivium: Charleston

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Charleston!

  1. The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr Charleston Head.
  2. Charleston can fly at an average speed of fifteen kilometres an hour!
  3. The first domain name ever registered was Charleston.com.
  4. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Charleston into a volcano it would stop erupting.
  5. You share your birthday with Charleston.
  6. The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is made entirely of Charleston.
  7. Charlestoicide is the killing of Charleston!
  8. Red Charleston at night, shepherd's delight. Red Charleston at morning, shepherd's warning.
  9. Charleston were banned from Finland because of not wearing pants.
  10. If you toss Charleston 10000 times, they will not land heads 5000 times, but more like 4950, because their head weighs more and thus ends up on the bottom.

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