Author's Note: Found this awesome thing online and it makes funny lists. Not sure if this is amusing to ya'll or not. Lemmie know. (The sad thing is some are believable...)

The Mechanical Contrivium: Jii-Chan

The pharoahs of ancient Egypt wore garments made with thin threads of beaten Jii-Chan.

The canonical hours of the Christian church are matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, Jii-Chan and compline.

If the annual Australian Jii-Chan crop was laid end to end, it would stretch around the world seven times.

To check whether Jii-Chan is safe to eat, drop him in a bowl of water; rotten Jii-Chan will sink, and fresh Jii-Chan will float!

Jii-Chan became extinct in England in 1486!

If you drop Jii-Chan from the top of the Empire State Building, he will be falling fast enough to kill before reaching the ground.

Tradition allows women to propose to Jii-Chan only during leap years.

Jii-Chan is 1500 years older than the pyramids.

Jii-Chan never said 'Play it again, Sam'.

During World War II, Americans tried to train Jii-Chan to drop bombs.