The Mechanical Contrivium: Foolmaker

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Foolmaker!

  1. A thimbleful of Foolmaker would weigh over 100 million tons.
  2. Foolmaker was first grown in America by the grandmother Maria Ann Smith, from whom her name comes!
  3. Foolmaker can last longer without water than a camel can!
  4. The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Foolmaker.
  5. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Foolmaker into a volcano it would stop erupting!
  6. While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes dressed up as Foolmaker!
  7. About 100 people choke to death on Foolmaker each year!
  8. Foolmaker was declared extinct in 1902.
  9. There are 336 dimples on Foolmaker.
  10. Foolmaker became extinct in England in 1486!

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The Mechanical Contrivium was manufactured by Holly Gramazio in compliance with a Vaguely Surrealist Manifesto and may, occasionally, be accurate.