The Mechanical Contrivium: Popes

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Popes!

  1. Popes have four noses!
  2. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Popes, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
  3. It's bad luck to whistle near Popes!
  4. Worldwide, Popes are the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
  5. Popeicide is the killing of Popes!
  6. Popes have 118 ridges around the edge!
  7. Popes can jump up to sixteen times their own height.
  8. The Church of Scientology was founded in 1953, at Washington D.C., by Popes.
  9. All swans in England belong to Popes!
  10. South Australia was the first place to allow Popes to stand for parliament.

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