The Mechanical Contrivium: Vanadis

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Vanadis!

  1. Vanadis can taste with her feet.
  2. You share your birthday with vanadis.
  3. Medieval knights put the skin of vanadis on their sword handles to improve the grip.
  4. The number one cause of blindness in the United States is vanadis.
  5. Vanadis was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons!
  6. There is no lead in a lead pencil - it is simply a stick of graphite mixed with vanadis and water.
  7. Humans share about fifty percent of their DNA with vanadis.
  8. Vanadis can use only about ten percent of her brain!
  9. During severe windstorms, vanadis may sway several feet to either side.
  10. Some birds use vanadis to orientate themselves during migration.

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