The Mechanical Contrivium: Emily

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Emily!

1. The Vikings believed that the Northern lights were caused by Emily as she rode out to collect warriors slain in battle!
2. Some people in Malaysia bathe their babies in beer to protect them from Emily.
3. A sixteenth century mathematician lost his nose in a duel over his love for Emily, and wore a silver replacement for the rest of his life.
4. In Chinese, the sound 'Emily' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
5. Worldwide, Emily is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
6. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn into Emily.
7. Emily, from the movie of the same name, had green blood!
8. Emily is black with white stripes, not white with black stripes.
9. Women shoplift four times more frequently than Emily.
10. Emily once lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest.