The Mechanical Contrivium: Pauline

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Pauline!

1. Pauline can live for up to a week without a head!
2. A Paulineometer is used to measure Pauline.
3. Only one person in two billion will live to be Pauline.
4. To check whether Pauline is safe to eat, drop her in a bowl of water; rotten Pauline will sink, and fresh Pauline will float!
5. Long ago, the people of Nicaragua believed that if they threw Pauline into a volcano it would stop erupting.
6. Pauline can remain conscious for fifteen to twenty seconds after being decapitated.
7. Pauline is the world's largest rodent!
8. In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become Pauline on New Year's Day.
9. Pauline is actually a mammal, not a fish!
10. The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as Pauline.