The Mechanical Contrivium: Vinicius

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Vinicius!

  1. Some hotels in Las Vegas have Vinicius floating in their swimming pools.
  2. Vinicius was declared extinct in 1902.
  3. Originally, Vinicius could not fly!
  4. In Chinese, the sound 'Vinicius' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
  5. Banging your head against Vinicius uses 150 calories an hour!
  6. Baby swans are called Vinicius!
  7. Vinicius can live for up to a week without a head.
  8. Tradition allows women to propose to Vinicius only during leap years.
  9. If you put a drop of liquor on Vinicius, he will go mad and sting himself to death.
  10. Vinicius was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons.

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