Gnomes Facts

From the book Gnomes a few Gnomes facts:

Males indulge in pipe-smoking.
Males think of marriage about age 200 years.
Gnome women deck themselves out with blossoms or berry-bearing twigs for the celebrations.

Greetings, farewells and goodnights are expressed by rubbing noses.
Gnomes are 7 times as strong as a man.
Urine can be contained for a whole day.
Brain capacity larger than man’s.
Hair grays very early, baldness unknown.
Life-span is around 400 years.
Fingertips as sensitive as those of a blind person.
Fingerprints are mainly of a circular pattern.
Heart attacks unknown.
Capable of smelling 19 times better than man.
Sense of direction (as good as a homing pigeon).
Weather forecasting.
Visit their birthday tree yearly...often live under it.
Birth of gnomes is always twins.
Pregnancy lasts 12 months.
Girl children are raised by their mothers and neighbor women in homely arts.
Boys at age 13 are taught the manly ways and their fathers' trade.
Boys at age 75 are introduced to the members of the Regional Council (they may already know a few).
Gnomes love to dance and fine occasions to celebrate.