(Intersting Facts Only Happed in India)
Welcome to India where you'll see soda being used as a pesticide ids for cows the world's most expensive house and so much more.
SEASONAL VARIETY
According to the Hindu calendar there are six seasons the familiar summer fall winter and spring seasons as well as the monsoon season and winter's eve season spring is called the king of seasons and it's a good time to visit India. If you want to see some holy celebrations the nicest time of year in terms of weather is probably winter's eve season this is when diwali the most important Hindu Festival takes place two a specific head gesture for agreeing instead of nodding up and down like we're used to Indians bobble their heads from side to side in agreement this gesture is so unique to the culture that it's even known as the Indian head shake depending on the context it's something between okay and We understand it can also be a substitute for thank you in any case it's always affirmative
three extremely polluted air in major cities of course a lot of big cities all over the world have air pollution but it's on a whole other level in india factory emissions and car exhausts cause smog which makes breathing difficult for both citizens and visitors there just one day in Delhi is equal to smoking about 50 cigarettes fortunately the government is working on solving the problem they're improving emission monitoring and have started rating plants according to pollution levels
HOME OF RELIGIONS
All the world's major religions although 80 percent of indians practice hinduism this country includes all the world's major religions plus more you'll meet followers of Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Judaism, Buddhism, Jainism and lots of smaller indigenous faiths all in one place now that's impressive.
BIGGEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD
Home to the biggest family in the world the world's biggest family lives in India's Batwang village in Mizoram in North East India
Zionna Chana has 39 wives 94 kids and over 40 grandchildren and his family just keeps growing they all live together in a 100 room house a regular family dinner for them consists of 30 chickens pounds of potatoes and 220 pounds of rice the 72 year old head of the family explains that all his wives actually asked him to marry them and he just couldn't say no and he plans to keep expanding the family now that's what i call extended family
THE SECOND LARGEST ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY IN THE WOLD
When you think of english-speaking countries do you immediately bring to mind the usa the uk canada and australia well next time don't forget about india second only to the u.s india has around 125 million english speakers oh and that's only ten percent of their population
SEVEN POLICEMEN ARE PAID FOR HAVING MOUSTACHES
Indian police officers get a bonus if they have a mustache apparently the idea is that mustaches make men more reputable and manly plus it's an essential feature of Indian folklore the difference in pay rate is actually only 30 rupees which is about 50 cents but hey that adds up over time.
Eight cows carry ID in the Indian state of West Bengal
Every cow is given its own photo id card this is done to prevent cow smuggling to Bangladesh which is right across the border the government of india wants to expand this project across the entire country and actually plans to invest 7.8 million dollars in giving the nation's cows a 12-digit identity number each this will be done to monitor vaccination and breeding cycles and would double the dairy sector's income by 2022.
LARGEST SPICE PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
Spices galore 75 of all spices on the world market are produced in india making it the world's leader in spice production it exports 180 kinds of spices over 160 countries spices are so powerful here that one of them is even used as a non-toxic weapon the military consider butt jolokia or ghost pepper great for making tear gas-like hand grenades now that's spicy.
LOWEST DIVORCE RATE IN THE WORLD
Low divorce rate only one marriage out of a hundred ends in divorce in India so what's their secret to such marital stability most people believe this has to do with religion marriage here is a holy union not an official agreement arranged marriages might also be a factor the families often choose the best life partner for their child plus married couples don't want to dishonor their families with a divorce
PRE WEDDING DETACTIVE
Pre-wedding detectives to make sure their children will have a happily ever after marriage some indian families hire private detectives to investigate the prospective bride or groom their financial situation bad habits like drinking or smoking previous relationships and personality are the main things the detectives are hired to check out
LOVER COMMANDO
Home of the love commandos in india there's a group called the love commandos it's a non-profit that supports couples from different castes and are being harassed and even killed for the controversial inter-cast relationship journalists lawyers human rights activists and businessmen work as volunteers to give these oppressed lovers shelter legal advice and protection.
NO LOCKS IN THE HOUSES
No lux no worries shawnee signapur is a temple town in maharashtra where residents have no doors or locks in their houses or shops they believe their property is under the protection of lord shawnee so any burglar will be punished by turning blind and anyone who's dishonest will get seven years of bad luck even the bank doesn't have a regular lock on it instead there's a glass panel with a remote controlled electromagnetic lock almost impossible to see.
UNEXPECTED USE OF SODA
An innovative way to use soda indian farmers use coca-cola and pepsi instead of expensive pesticides to protect their crops the manufacturers of these beverages deny this fact of course but agricultural scientists confirm that carbohydrates and sugar actually improve plants immunity to pests think about that next time you reach for one of these drinks.
GOLD CLAD HOUSEWIFE
Gold-clad housewives indian housewives own 11 of the world's gold that's more than the combined stocks of the U.S, Switzerland Germany and the international monetary fund that means they actually have over 18 000 tons of gold worth more than 950 billion dollars they call it perceived wealth and refuse to give it up even in times of crisis.
MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN THE WORLD
Skyscraper home business tycoon mukesh ambani is the richest man in the country and his mumbai residence is the most expensive house in the world worth around 2 billion this 27 story skyscraper called antilla is occupied by the ambani family and their 600 person staff who take care of the property around the clock there's a 50-seat home theater parking lots for 160 cars a spa a gym three helipads and we'd be here all day naming all the extravagant luxuries this family's skyscrapers house includes moving on 17. the monkey menace dally faces a real problem with an overpopulation of monkeys roaming the city they cause chaos in the metro and in front of government buildings and are even known to attack people to solve this problem monkey handlers are hired to train and take care of a fierce looking langer to scare them off so i guess it's fighting fire with fire or monkey with monkey
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
The mystery of sentinel island india controls sentinel island in the bay of bengal a territory that remains virtually untouched by modern civilization the island is perhaps the hardest place in the world to visit the sentinelese are a hunter-gatherer society that don't welcome outsiders and basically kill anyone who gets too close to their lance things remain here today exactly how they were thousands of years ago
THE LAND OF GREAT INVENTION
India is the homeland of Chess the indigenous name of this game is chaturanga meaning four divisions of an army namely elephants chariots calvary and infantry chess isn't the only thing invented in India
We can also thank the bright minds of this country for Cataract surgery, wireless communication, fiber optics, metallurgy, cotton cultivation and everyday items such as buttons rulers weight scales flush toilets and even shampoo
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