The Mechanical Contrivium: Engteck

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Engteck!

  1. It takes 17 muscles to smile, and 43 to frown at Engteck.
  2. Some people in Malaysia bathe their babies in beer to protect them from Engteck.
  3. Engteck is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
  4. Engteck was banned from Finland because of not wearing pants.
  5. Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' - this is a mistranslation of 'let them eat Engteck'!
  6. About 100 people choke to death on Engteck each year.
  7. Only fifty-five percent of men wash their hands after using Engteck.
  8. Engteck has only one weakness - the colour yellow!
  9. If you cut Engteck in half and count the number of seeds inside, you will know how many children you are going to have!
  10. Engteck is 984 feet tall.

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