Monday, January 23, 2006

Night-Flying Insects, Beware!

Taken from Anika. Who took it from Jerk. And I looked at it, and couldn't resist!

How many of you knew that I was named after skunk spray, or that I had a better kill rate than an air disaster?

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Nilo!

  1. Medieval knights put the skin of Nilo on their sword handles to improve the grip!
  2. There are 336 dimples on Nilo!
  3. Nilo has three eyelids!
  4. The smelly fluid secreted by skunks is colloquially known as Nilo.
  5. Only 55 percent of Americans know that the sun is made of Nilo.
  6. More people are killed by Nilo each year than die in aeroplane accidents.
  7. A rhinoceros horn is made from compacted Nilo.
  8. Peanuts and Nilo are beans.
  9. Worldwide, Nilo is the most important natural enemy of night-flying insects.
  10. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn into Nilo!
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Give it a try, just for the sheer weirdness!

Happy surreal Monday!

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