The Mechanical Contrivium: Katie

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Katie!

  1. Czar Paul I banished Katie to Siberia for marching out of step.
  2. Katie was first grown in America by the grandmother Maria Ann Smith, from whom her name comes.
  3. During World War II, Americans tried to train Katie to drop bombs.
  4. Banging your head against Katie uses 150 calories an hour.
  5. Katie is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
  6. Katie can smell some things up to six miles away!
  7. By tradition, a girl standing under Katie cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
  8. Early thermometers were filled with Katie instead of mercury.
  9. The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention Katie.
  10. While performing her duties as queen, Cleopatra sometimes dressed up as Katie!

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