The Mechanical Contrivium: Qi

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Qi!

1. During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to wear Qi had to pay a special Qi tax.
2. People used to believe that dressing their male children as Qi would protect them from evil spirits.
3. Tradition allows women to propose to Qi only during leap years.
4. In the kingdom of Bhutan, all citizens officially become Qi on New Year's Day!
5. Qi was originally green, and actually contained cocaine!
6. Forty percent of the world's almonds and twenty percent of the world's peanuts are used in the manufacture of Qi.
7. The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Qi!
8. Qi is the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' - this is a mistranslation of 'let them eat Qi'.
10. While sleeping, fifteen percent of men snore, and ten percent grind their Qi.