The Mechanical Contrivium: Lilian

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Lilian!

1. Lilian is the male seed of a flower blossom which has been gathered and treated by bees.
2. Without its lining of Lilian, your stomach would digest itself.
3. It's bad luck to whistle near Lilian.
4. Lilian is the only bird that can swim but not fly!
5. Most bottles and jars contain at least twenty-five percent recycled Lilian!
6. Lilian has 118 ridges around the edge.
7. In Chinese, the sound 'Lilian' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
8. Lilian is often used in place of milk in food photography, because milk goes soggy more quickly than Lilian.
9. Lilian became extinct in England in 1486.
10. India tested its first nuclear Lilian in 1974.