SANTOSH 9702: 2025

Friday, December 12, 2025

What are some impressive facts that appear to be "fakes" but are actually true?

The crime rate is so low in the Netherlands that they have had to close 23 prisons since 2004 because there were not enough criminals to fill them
Back in the 90s when Denzel Washington paid the costs of a young aspiring actor who couldn't afford to go to the Oxford Summer Theater. This young actor was Chadwick Boseman (RIP). Chadwick publicly thanked Denzel at the 2019 awards.
In 1963, a Turkish man renovated his house. After breaking a wall he found a tunnel. He followed the tunnel and discovered an ancient underground city called Derinkuyu which once had 20,000 inhabitants.
In 2009, an autistic artist named Stephen Wiltshire was able to draw New York from memory with a pencil after taking the helicopter for just 20 minutes.
Princess Diana was known for ignoring royal protocols. She often took the metro. In the theme parks she refused to be favored and made William and Harry queue like everyone else.
Blue Nelson Lake in New Zealand has the clearest water known to man, with visibility at over 260 feet.
The record for the biggest car theft of all time stands at 1,000 Volvo cars. The cars were ordered and delivered although the invoice was ignored, it has still not been paid today. The cars were ordered and delivered to North Korea.
In 1963 the Bronx Zoo highlighted a catchy title "the most dangerous animal in the world", it was a mirror.
2 attackers from New York once tried to attack former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey (who was 60/70 years old at the time of the incident). The two attackers ended up, as you imagine, unconscious. The date and circumstances of the event are uncertain although Dempsey referred to it in his book.
My favorite: In 1996, an avid bird watcher from Devon, England spent an entire year hooting owls and recording their responses, unaware that his neighbor claimed to be an owl by responding by hooting too.

What are some interesting random facts?

This is more of a message than a fact.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

Gender - 48 men and 52 women.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

30 whites and 70 non whites.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

13 North/South Americans, 12 Europeans, 13 Africans, 1 Oceanian, 61 Asians.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

50 don't have reliable sources of food, and are hungry sometime or all time.

20 under nourished, 30 always have enough to eat, 15 are overweight..

And 1 dying of starvation.

( You might have enough food to waste, to throw into garbage, but can't effort to give it to the poor and hunger.

Know the worth of your plate. Every grain you waste has a name written over it, which he/ she doesn't get. )

If the world were a village of 100 people-

99 don't have HIV. 1 has HIV.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

7 have computers, 93 don't.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

76 have electricity. 24 don't.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

48 cannot speak, act according to their faith and conscience due to harassment, improvement, torture or death.

52 Can.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

86 Can read. 14 Can't

If the world were a village of 100 people-

99 Don't. 1 has college education.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

6 own 59%, 74 own 39% , 20 share 2%

If the world were a village of 100 people-

33 Christians, 24 Atheists, 19 Muslims, 13 Hindus, 6 Buddhists, 5 believe there are spirits in nature.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

17 don't have clean/ safe water, 83 have clean/ safe water.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

10 homosexual, 90 heterosexual.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

20 consume 80% energy, 80 consume 20% energy.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

20 live in fear of death by bombardment armed attack, landmines, rape or kidnapping by armed groups.

80 don't.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

In one year-

2 will be born, 1 will die.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

70 Adults, 30 Children.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

9 speak English, 6 speak Spanish, 6 speak Russian, 17 speak Chinese, 8 speak Hindi, 4 speak Arabic, 50 speak other languages.

If the world were a village of 100 people-

68 breathe clean air, 32 breathe polluted air.

And the above facts indicate the ratio to

100:7,600,000,000.

Village: Earth.

So when asked if your cup is half full or half empty, get a thought to be grateful for having a cup.

There are people who are grateful to have your bad days.

Your life is someone else's dream.

As in one of a hundred.

Be thankful. A complaining soul complains everywhere, even in heaven.

-A good Thought. Be proud of your life.

Thankyou.

Source: If the world were a village of 100 people - 9GAG .

Edit :

These postcards are actually an excerpt from a book by designer Toby Ng, which unsurprisingly won The Red Dot award in 2009.

These statistics refer to the first edition of the book in 2008. Many of the statistics related to Education and technology have changed.

As of food- 21 are overweight, 15 malnourished, and 1 still starves.

And 75 have mobile and 25 don't.

What are the worst movies of Khans?

Salman Khan :

Suryawanshi was literally a headache to watch. It had a very unusual casting of Salman, Sheeba and Amrita Singh.

Based on the theme of reincarnation the script was weak with no good performance by any of the actors and even the music of the film was below average.

Shahrukh Khan:

English Babu Desi Mem starring Shahrukh and Sonali Bendre in lead roles was also unbearable. Shahrukh plays a triple role in the film.

The two roles were of short duration but the main role makes you annoy as he speaks in a tremendous accent which makes you feel irritated.

Aamir Khan:

Aatank Hi Aatank is a Hindi version of The Godfather. Aamir fails to do justice with the role. Not able to carry the role of the don and above that wearing formal suits in summer season in the tremendous heat of Mumbai which makes no sense.

Many more such flaws can be seen in the film. It starred Juhi Chawla in the female lead.

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What are some interesting facts about Maharishi Durvasa?

Maharshi Durvasa is a legendary sage who is particularly famous for his excessive short temper - due to which he cursed almost everyone he met in his entire lifetime.
It was hard to impress Durvasa Muni for everyone - be it any God or any human. But there are some people though who received boons for impressing Durvasa Muni.
Durvasa Muni’s father was the great sage Atri - who is one of the Saptarshis (the seven great rishis).
His mother was Mata Anasuya who was the sister of sage Kapila and was one of the seven most “Pativrata Strees” (the others being - Devi Sita, Devi Draupadi, Devi Tara, Devi Ahilya, Devi Mandodari & Devi Savitri).
According to some Puranas, he was also a partial avatar of Lord Shiva.
The etymology of his name is - Dur- (means “Difficult”) -Vasa (means “to live”). Hence, the meaning of his name is “the one who is difficult to live with”.
Durvasa Muni, in his entire lifetime, cursed Devraj Indra (because his elephant insulted the sage), Devi Saraswati (because she laughed at the incorrect recitation of the Vedas by the sage), Devi Rukmini (because she drank water without offering him or asking his permission), Devi Shakuntala (because she was failed to notice him), Devi Kandali and many more.
Durvasa Muni also gave boons to Shri Krishna, Devi Kunti, Devi Draupadi (according to Shiv Purana) & Duryodhan in his entire lifetime.
According to some Puranas, Durvasa Muni’s curse on Devraj Indra was an indirect reason for the Samudra Manthana.
Filmmaker Sadashiv Narayan Patankar also made a silent film named “Durvas Shaap” on the sage in 1923.

What are some of the most mind-blowing facts?

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most beloved landmarks in the world. But did you know it is so tall that even it’s index finger is 8 feet long.

The world consumes close to 2.25 billion cups of coffee everyday.

The first webcam was created in Cambridge to check the status of a coffee pot.

Charles Darwin ate every animal that he discovered.

The Musicians of the Titanic kept playing music for hours as the ship sank

The weird bright dots you see floating when you look at the sky are your white blood cells

Dead people can get goosebumps

In 1945 a Rooster named Mike, lived 18 months without a head

In Peru there is a Billboard that creates drinkable water out of thin air

There is a water reservoir floating in space that is equivalent to 140 trillion times all the ocean water found on our planet

The probability that you in any glass of water will find at least 1 molecule of water once drunk by Cleopatra is practically 100%

The most goals scored in a World Cup’s match was 10 by Hungary against El Salvador in 1982

What are some lesser known facts about Draupadi?

Draupadi was the daughter of Hutasana (the god of fire) and the adopted daughter of Drupada.
Draupadi was an incarnation of goddess Mahakali and her wrath burnt the entire Kaurava clan to ashes.
Draupadi was a single incarnation of four goddesses, namely, Shyamala (wife of Dharma), Bharati (wife of Vayu), Sachi (wife of Indra) and Usha (wife of Ashwinis).
Draupadi was an incarnation of goddess Shri who was the wife of five celestial Indras of five celestial realms. These five celestial Indras took birth in dwapar yuga as the five Pandavas, namely, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Draupadi reunited with them in dwapar yuga.
Lord Shiva blessed Draupadi with the boon of five husbands each having the five supreme qualities of justice, strength, valour, handsomeness and tolerance individually.
Her actual name in Mahabharata was Yajnaseni, because she was born from the fire of the yajna (sacrifice) which Drupada performed to obtain a son who would be able to defeat his enemy Drona. Her brother Dhristadyumna emerged from the fire, followed by Yajnaseni herself. Dhristadyumna became the son of Drupada and Yajnaseni became the daughter of Drupada.
Draupadi was extremely fond of playing with the bow and arrow. No wonder after her marriage with the five Pandava brothers, Arjuna became her favourite husband, and there was always a hidden warrior within Draupadi.
Draupadi had a bowl which would always be filled with food. This bowl helped the Pandava brothers to survive during their period of exile. Goddess Lakshmi presented Draupadi this bowl before the start of the exile.
Duhshasana, the second Kaurava brother, tried to disrobe Draupadi in front of the whole Kuru assembly, after the Pandavas had lost everything to Kauravas in a game of dice. Duhshasana dragged Draupadi by her hair and forcibly brought her in front of the Kuru assembly. Enraged, she took a vow that she won't tie her hair until she washed it with Duhshasana's blood. During the Kurukshetra war, Bhima killed Duhshasana and brought his blood to Draupadi. The daughter of Drupada bathed her hair with the blood and tied her hair once again like before.
Draupadi represented these qualities. Even in the hardest of circumstances, she always stood with a raised head, with her honour held high. Draupadi was a patron of knowledge. As the empress of Indraprastha she played a crucial role in governance of her kingdom along with the five Pandava brothers.
Draupadi is one of the five virgins. She is one of the five Panchakanyas, a group of five iconic heroines who owns virginity and has the ability to regain it. The five Panchakanyas are Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Sita and Mandodari.
Draupadi is the universal icon of feminism. She was the iconic heroine of dwapar yuga who took birth for the establishment of dharma. Along with deity pair Nara-Narayana (Arjuna and Lord Krishna respectively), she played a pivotal role for this purpose.