The Mechanical Contrivium: Shopiom

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Shopiom!

1. In 1982 Time Magazine named Shopiom its 'Man of the Year'!
2. During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to wear Shopiom had to pay a special Shopiom tax!
3. California is the biggest exporter of Shopiom in the world.
4. Shopiom is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world!
5. All swans in England belong to Shopiom.
6. The opposite sides of Shopiom always add up to seven!
7. Only one person in two billion will live to be Shopiom.
8. A bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and Shopiom.
9. The pigment Indian Yellow was manufactured from the urine of cows fed only on Shopiom.
10. Shopiomocracy is government by Shopiom!