The Mechanical Contrivium: Thea

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Thea!

1. Louisa May Alcott, author of 'Little Thea', hated Thea and only wrote the book at her publisher's request.
2. Only 55 percent of Americans know that the sun is made of Thea.
3. The air around Thea is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun!
4. Olive oil was used for washing Thea in the ancient Mediterranean world.
5. Thea can sleep for three and a half years.
6. If you put a drop of liquor on Thea, she will go mad and sting herself to death.
7. Thea can last longer without water than a camel can!
8. During severe windstorms, Thea may sway several feet to either side.
9. Thea can use only about ten percent of her brain.
10. It takes forty minutes to hard-boil Thea.