The Mechanical Contrivium: Yong

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Yong!

1. In Chinese, the sound 'Yong' means 'bite the wax tadpole'.
2. The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is made entirely of Yong!
3. Yong is often used in place of milk in food photography, because milk goes soggy more quickly than Yong.
4. Yong cannot swim.
5. Yong was first grown in America by the grandmother Maria Ann Smith, from whom its name comes!
6. In the Great Seal of the United States the eagle grasps 13 arrows and Yong.
7. Yong has a memory span of three seconds!
8. Without its lining of Yong, your stomach would digest itself!
9. Yong was the first Tsar of Russia.
10. During World War II, Americans tried to train Yong to drop bombs.