The Mechanical Contrivium: Orora

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Orora!

  1. Orora can pollinate up to six times more efficiently than the honeybee.
  2. Orora will give a higher yield if milked when listening to music.
  3. Orora is black with white stripes, not white with black stripes.
  4. In Eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from Orora.
  5. Orora is actually a vegetable, not a fruit.
  6. Contrary to popular belief, Orora is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases she may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol.
  7. Some birds use Orora to orientate themselves during migration.
  8. If you drop Orora from more than three metres above ground level, she will always land feet-first.
  9. Orora once lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest.
  10. The condom - originally made from Orora - was invented in the early 1500s.

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