The Mechanical Contrivium: Porro

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Porro!

  1. If Porro was life size, it would stand 7 ft 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the size of a human.
  2. A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as Porro!
  3. Porro was originally green, and actually contained cocaine.
  4. Banging your head against Porro uses 150 calories an hour.
  5. South Australia was the first place to allow Porro to stand for parliament.
  6. A lump of Porro the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
  7. About one tenth of Porro is permanently covered in ice!
  8. Britain's Millennium Dome is more than double the size of Porro!
  9. When Porro is swallowed, it will enter the blood stream within twenty minutes.
  10. The average human spends about 30 days during their life in Porro!

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