Garden gnomes are a staple of suburban America. You can find them, sunning themselves on the front porch, peeking out from behind the shrubs in your yard, or just generally lurking around with their creepy little beady eyes and mischievous grins. For most people they’re harmless enough – but you might want to think twice before allowing one into your home if you have small children running about.
Either way, what we don’t know about these little dudes could fill an Encyclopedia twice over. Here are 9 mind-emboggling facts that you for certain didn’t know about gnomes. Starting with…
FACT
Garden gnomes are a monotreme species, and you know what that means: the monotremes are typified by structural differences in their brains, jaws, digestive tract, reproductive tract, and other body parts compared to the more common mammalian types.
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Garden gnomes can be found in your home and usually congregate near gardens.
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Contrary to popular belief, garden gnomes are not found in the wild. They were created by German immigrant, Hans Conrad Wunderlich in Texas in 1923.
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Garden gnomes are incapable of procreation.
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Though it can physically stand erect, a gnome usually remains bent over at its midsection – likely an adaptive feature to allow the gnome a low center of gravity and thusly better stability.
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Garden gnomes were originally created with the capacity for human speech. But in the process of evolution, their vocal chords and tongues expanded in size so much that they were rendered ineffectual.
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Everyone knows that garden gnomes are looking out for the best interests of your lawn. But did you know that their spying efforts can extend into the air as well? We were told that on one occasion, a gnome was spotted spying on some bird nests in a nearby tree. Apparently this particular species of gnome likes to keep tabs on what birds are up to in order to protect your eggs and keep your eggs safe!
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Garden gnomes are very difficult to get rid of. They are known for being particularly persistent.
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Flipping a garden gnome upsidedown is the only way to effectively immobilize it. However, its means of locomotion will allow it to slowly but surely return to its upright position.
BONUS FACT
They’re up in your grill, looking at you when you sleep at night.
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