The World’s Richest 1% control almost 50% of world’s wealth! Isn’t it shocking? Let’s go further. The richest 8 people have wealth equal to something like 3.8+ billion of the world’s poorest. 80% of the world’s wealth is owned by 20% of the people and 80% of the people have just 20% of the world’s wealth!… Continue reading Some ‘Hard To Digest’ Facts About World’s Wealth!
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Which Country Has Largest Number Of Vegetarians?
Well, being a non-vegetarian is not a crime under many laws but certainly it is under some religions, cultures, traditions, beliefs & few animal welfare laws! Anyways, to answer the question we asked in this post title, India is the country where largest number of vegetarians live. As per one 2014 survey, India is home… Continue reading Which Country Has Largest Number Of Vegetarians?
Country Where Potato Is Loved More Than Anywhere Else!
We all love potatoes & more than potatoes we love the potato products, be it Potato Chips, Aloo Paratha, Baked Potato, Dum Aloo & the list goes on (can’t list more :)!). You know, average person consumes 33 kilograms of potatoes each year! That’s a lot, right? Then who fulfills such a huge potato demand… Continue reading Country Where Potato Is Loved More Than Anywhere Else!
Google Got Its First Funding & investment From An Indian!
Yes, that’s right! Google founded in America by Larry Page & Sergey Brin got its very first funding from Indian born American businessman, “Ram Shriram“. Domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997 & “Google Inc” was registered on September 4, 1998. Post registration , Ram Shriram (despite being skeptical about Google’s future!)… Continue reading Google Got Its First Funding & investment From An Indian!
‘The Rubberboy’ – Most Flexible Person In The World!
“Daniel Browning Smith” also known as “The Rubberboy” is the most flexible person on the earth. He started contortion (i.e. twisting and bending body into strange and unnatural positions) at the age of four & used to perform on streets to grab people’s attention with a dream of becoming the best contortionists. Now he holds seven Guinness World… Continue reading ‘The Rubberboy’ – Most Flexible Person In The World!
The Man Who Never Slept!
We are talking about “AI Herpin” here, an American who was (in fact “is”) known as “Man Who Never Slept”. Herpin lived for 94 years (age not verified) and never slept for even a second. Well, sleep is important for life, however, Herpin’s case was medically different. It is claimed that few days prior to Herpin’s… Continue reading The Man Who Never Slept!
Dolphins have their own names & respond when called!
Every Dolphin have individual name & they call each other by name! One study found that Dolphins stay together in a group & need a system to stay in touch with each other. So, each Dolphin develop a unique whistle of it (like names in case of human beings) i.e. its signature whistle. Then other… Continue reading Dolphins have their own names & respond when called!
Why Cows have ID Cards in India?
There are very few people who may not be aware about the Aadhar ID system in India (obviously for human beings!) but a lots of us are not aware about the “ID system for Cows” prevalent in the country! Well, you must have heard about the problem of cow trafficking & beef in India. In… Continue reading Why Cows have ID Cards in India?
This is the biggest family of the world!
We’re talking about “Ziona” who lives in Mizoram of India with his family that consists of 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law & 33 grandchildren and has set the World Record for “World’s Largest Family“! The total of this family members comes to 180 & the number is on increase. Ziona was married at the… Continue reading This is the biggest family of the world!
What’s the original color of the Sun? (It’s not Yellow or Red or Orange!)
To your surprise, Sun is neither yellow (as it looks during day) nor orange or red (as it looks during sunrise or sunset). In reality, the sun has different colors like red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo & violet (these are the 7 colors that forms rainbow) & when pictured from space, it looks “perfectly… Continue reading What’s the original color of the Sun? (It’s not Yellow or Red or Orange!)