Is there a country that doesn't have slum areas?

 As far as I know, there are only three countries that do not have slums.

Singapore

In Singapore, housing is handled by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), which provides flats (similar to Indonesian flats) to ordinary Singaporeans. So, no one can build slums at will.

Flats are a solution for Singapore where land is very limited and premium class property prices are very expensive for most Singaporeans to afford.

The lease term for a flat in Singapore is 99 years and can be extended by the family members of the original tenant, usually the children and grandchildren of the previous tenant.

Monaco

A haven for a select few species known as "bears," this small country in southern France, with the same flag as Indonesia, has long been known as a tax haven. It's no surprise that many wealthy individuals, professional athletes, and celebrities choose to reside in Monaco.

Monaco is also a favorite holiday destination on the Mediterranean coast. It's one of the host countries for Formula One and one of the routes for the legendary Tour de France cycling race. It's also the center of casino gambling in Europe.

In short, there are no poor people here.

Vatican

The official residence of the Pope and the center of Catholicism worldwide. The population is limited, and most of them are monks devoted to God. They live in buildings provided by the church for hundreds of years.

9 Fabulous Psychological Facts Everyone Should Know.

1. Teenagers can become more easily obsessed with anything—person, celebrity, or TV series—than any other age group because of the pubertal development of their adolescent brains.
2. About 80% of all human conversations are gossip.
3. Eating chocolate while studying helps the brain retrieve new information easily and is linked to higher test scores.
4. The type of music we listen to affects how we perceive the world.
5. Some people develop the unconscious habit of transforming almost all of their vulnerable feelings into anger in order to avoid having to deal with them.
6. Men tend to overestimate women's interest in them, and women tend to underestimate men's interest.
7. In order to make a good first impression, dress similarly to that person; this will give the impression of familiarity and equal opportunities.
8. Talking to your mother has the same effect as hugging a friend and can help reduce stress levels.
9. Talk to yourself once a day. Otherwise, you might miss out on meeting a truly great person out there.

How long would one survive on different planets without a spacesuit?

 1. Mercury

Just a few seconds, and with a lot of luck maybe a minute. Then you'll die from the extreme temperatures and suffocation. Mercury's "night side" is extremely cold, while its "day side" is extremely hot.

2. Venus

Less than a second. The very high pressure of the carbon dioxide atmosphere and the extremely high temperature will destroy and roast you within fractions of a second.

3. Earth

About 80 years old. :)

4th Moon

Maybe half a minute. You will die of suffocation.

5th of Mars

Approximately one minute due to the 95% proportion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

6. Jupiter

Less than a second. After you enter Jupiter's atmosphere, your carbon body will turn into diamonds.

7. Saturn

Less than a second. Just like with Jupiter.

8. Uranus

Less than a second.

9. Neptune

Less than a second.

Did Leonardo secretly design this “impossible” staircase in France?

 In the image, you are looking at a monumental stone spiral staircase inside the Château de La Rochefoucauld, in the Charente department of southwestern France (today often listed as La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois).

Online, this staircase is frequently credited to Leonardo da Vinci. We can say with confidence that it is a Renaissance “grand staircase” built around 1520 during major works ordered by Anne de Polignac, lady of La Rochefoucauld. The château’s own architectural notes describe a spiral stair set inside a square of about 6.75 meters, with a distinctive twisted central core (the “newel”), and 108 steps climbing to the upper galleries. Above, the vaulting closes like a stone palm tree, a ribbed ceiling effect that was a showpiece of high-end masonry.

The Leonardo link sits in the “attributed to” category.

The château presents the design as connected to drawings attributed to Leonardo that were supposedly provided by the king. That is a real tradition around the building, but it is different from having a surviving signed plan or a documented contract.

This second photo was taken at Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley, famous for its double-helix staircase. Stories about genius staircases travel easily, because stairways are where architecture becomes bodily: breath, rhythm, and the small decision to take just one more step.

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P.S: The ones at Chambord are double helix staircases.

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The winding staircase at Loretta Chapel is also a masterpiece 

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Which is the first Hindi movie of Bollywood?

 The first full-length Hindi feature film in what is now called Bollywood is:

Raja Harishchandra (1913)

It was directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, who is widely regarded as the “father of Indian cinema.”

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Key facts about Raja Harishchandra:

• Release year: 1913
• Format: Silent film (no recorded dialogue)
• Language: No spoken language, but based on Indian mythological story (later associated with Hindi cinema history)
• Director: Dadasaheb Phalke
• Theme: Story of King Harishchandra, known for truthfulness in Hindu mythology
• Length: About 40–50 minutes (varies by restored versions)

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Why it is considered the first Bollywood film

Even though the term “Bollywood” did not exist at the time, Raja Harishchandra is recognized because:

• It was the first Indian-made full-length narrative feature film
• It marked the beginning of commercial cinema production in India
• It established storytelling techniques later adopted by Hindi cinema

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Important context

• The film was silent; sound films in India started much later with Alam Ara
• “Bollywood” as a term became common only in the later 20th century, referring specifically to Hindi-language commercial cinema based in Mumbai

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Conclusion

The first Hindi cinema foundation is generally traced to Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke, which marks the beginning of Indian feature filmmaking and the historical origin of Bollywood.

Which products were discontinued because they were too good?

 Let's see:

There are throat microphones . These microphones pick up sound directly from the throat, not the mouth. The sound is much clearer, and the microphone picks up only the sound of your voice, and nothing else.

Why didn't they replace the previous, less efficient pickups? Because they are different from what people are familiar with. We often prefer the solution we are accustomed to over the more effective one.

It's possible to find some, but not in stores.

Then there's the Dyson washing machine.

Yes, Dyson did make a washing machine. This machine had two cylinders that rotated in opposite directions.

Dyson engineers discovered that hand-washing clothes for 15 minutes removes more dirt than an hour of washing in a conventional machine.

Their machine simulates hand washing. Again, the product was very different. People also feared that the counter-movements would damage clothes and, more importantly, as these were early models and Dyson products, they were very expensive. They never reached the stage of economies of scale.

Google Glass

These glasses enabled augmented reality, internet connectivity via voice command, an integrated camera, etc. They worked very well, so well that they violated several privacy laws.

Astropaths of Lululemon

Yoga pants for women. They were very comfortable, but also very thin. And they became almost see-through when the fabric was stretched, like when you do a stretch, like… during a yoga session. I'm not going to post a picture.

And finally, HD DVD.

HD DVD was a competing format with Blu-ray . There was no perceptible difference. The two products were the same. But people liked the name "Blu-ray," and the Playstation 3 console had built-in Blu-ray. PS3 owners were therefore buying Blu-rays. Toshiba, therefore, abandoned a very expensive format war.

(Blu-rays had more space, at most 20 GB more. On the other hand, no film at the time, or that I know of today, could reach that limit (50 GB). Layers could be added to both formats, and Toshiba created a 50 GB disc in 2007. For these reasons, storage space was not relevant in the context of the format war.)

Honorable Mention: Beta Tapes.

There are also several flavors that have been discontinued due to poor sales. In this case, we changed the packaging and increased the price.

What are the mind-blowing facts about Dubai?

 Dubai is unique and therefore I wanted to share some crazy facts about this city with you:

1. The Burj Al Arab hotel uses enough gold to cover the Mona Lisa painting 46,265 times

The interior of the Burj Al Arab is decorated with around 1,790 square meters of 24-carat gold leaf. With that you could cover 46,265 Mona Lisa paintings.

2. One out of every 4 cranes in the world is located in Dubai

Dubai is still growing fast. So fast that roughly 24 percent of all cranes are located in Dubai.

3. Dubai’s artificial Palm Islands use enough sand to fill 2.5 Empire State Buildings

Constructing Dubai’s Palm Islands required 94 million cubic meters of sand. The Empire State Building is only 37 million cubic meters.
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4. The police force in Dubai spends more on each of their super cars than it costs to send a child to college in the USA

Dubai’s police force uses super cars to impress tourists and show how “classy” the city is. This includes cars such as the Ferrari FF ($500,000), Lamborghini Aventador ($397,000) and an Aston Martin One-77 ($1.79 million).
New York University, the most expensive college in the U.S., costs about $248,000 for four years.

5. Roughly 85 percent of Dubai’s population is foreign

It is estimated that around 15 percent of Dubai’s population are Emiratis, while the other 85 percent are expatriates.
Most of the workers building Dubai’s hundreds of skyscrapers immigrated to the United Arab Emirates from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. As a result, they now comprise over 50% of the city’s population.

The class divide is big, with many of the immigrant workers living and working in horrible conditions while Emiratis have their rent, education and medical bills paid for and upper class foreigners earn extremely attractive salaries.

6. In Dubai robots are replacing illegal child labor in camel racing
Source: Yahoo

Dubai is planning

Source: Engineering News Magazine

Camel racing is a very popular sport in Dubai, similar to what football is to the US and hockey to Canada.

Given the camel’s size, only children can participate in racing them. Instead of allowing Dubai residents’ children to participate, there has been a problem in the past with having children illegally trafficked into the country to race camels. The rest of the world eventually caught on to the issue and has since put a stop to it for the most part.

Leave it to Dubai to come up with a solution. Now, child-sized robots are being built and are racing the camels. They cost anywhere from $300 to $10,000.

7. Dubai is building a climate controlled “city” 2.25 times the size of Monaco

to build a completely climate controlled city which will be 4.45 km² in size with air-conditioned boardwalks connecting the various sections. Monaco has an area of only 2.02 km².
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8. Until recently Dubai had no addresses, no zip codes, no area codes and no postal system

Due to the rate at which Dubai has been growing, it never developed a standard address system. Instead of an address line on a mailing label, there was a space where residents could draw a map or write out specific instructions such as: “After you pass the white mosque, it’s the first street to the left, blue door.” It wasn’t until 2015 that Dubai started assigning so called Makani numbers (a unique 10 digit code) to all buildings to help identify them.

9. You pay no income tax in Dubai

Apart from an often very attractive salary you also won’t have to pay any income taxes when you make your money in Dubai. This attracts a lot of people who come to Dubai with the idea of saving a good amount of money in a short amount of time. Too bad it is also very easy to spend a lot of money in Dubai…

10. Dubai loves gold

Source: Search Hotels, Cheap Flights, Car Rentals & Vacations

There are ATMs in Dubai that dispense gold bars and 40% of all physical gold traded in 2013 occurred in Dubai. Altogether, that gold weighed more than 354 elephants

Why did Draupadi have five husbands?

 This is a very good and interesting question. Actually, Draupadi is a very important character in the Mahabharata. She was the direct incarnation of Bharati devi, the wife of Lord Mukhyaprana Vayudeva.

WHO IS BHARATI DEVI AND SRI MUKHYAPRANA VAYUDEVA?
Bharati devi, is the wife of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva. Lord Vishnu at the time of creation, expanded himself into 4 forms namely : Vaasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. Even Lakshmi devi expanded herself into 4 forms : Maya, Jayaa, Kruti, Shanti respectively. These are known as the Vyuha roopas of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Now, from Vaasudeva and Mayadevi came Chaturmukha Brahma. From Shantidevi and Aniruddha roopi Narayana came Saraswati devi. Both Brahmadeva and Saraswati devi were married.

Now, Chaturmukha Brahmadeva prayed Lord Narayana that he wanted someone who could help him with the creation and would be equal to him (Chaturmukha Brahmadeva). Lord Sankarshana roopi Narayana, wished to have a son, who is very powerful, intelligent and is equal to Brahma and is very much high and superior in devotion as compared to other jivas. So, from his four hands came SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva as : Dharma, Vigyaana, Vairagya and Paramaishvarya. Since he came from Lord’s four arms in four forms, Lord Mukhyaprana Vayudeva is the embodiment of these four gunas. This comes in the Maandukya Upanishad.

Now, from Krutidevi and Pradyumna roopi paramatma came Bhaarati devi. SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva and Bharati devi were married. Hence, SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva is equal to Lord Brahmadeva and SriBharatidevi is equal to SriSarasvati devi. SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva is the presiding deity for breath and life force. Without him no jiva can exist. If the presiding deities for ear, eyes, nose or mouth leave the body, then that person might be known as deaf, blind or dumb. But he is still alive. But if SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva leaves the body then, that person is no more a person but a corpse. Even if the presiding deities enter this body again, the body won’t be functional since, the main deity Mukhyaprana Vayudeva is not present. If he enters then other organs can work. This Mukhyaprana Vayudeva, the son of Lord Sankarshana and Jayaadevi came as Hanuman in Tretayuga, Bheemasena in Dvapara Yuga and SriMadhvacharya in Kaliyuga. SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva is also known as Jivottama due to his causeless devotion in Lord Narayana. SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva is present within every devata, human, demon, animal, bird, every jiva. Everything is in control of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva and he himself is under the control of Sriman Narayana. He makes us breath every second and does Hamsa mantra japa sitting within us, thus making us breathe. He is present in our sushumna naadi praising Lord Narayana with the Omkaara chanting.

Now, coming to Bharatidevi. Bharatidevi is the presiding deity for pure knowledge along with SriSarasvati devi. Bharatidevi is also Vidyut abhimaani devata which means she is the presiding deity for brilliance and light. She can make a dumb an excellent orator, a moron or idiot into a highly intellectual person. She is also known as Vaagdevi (the goddess of speech) along with SriSarasvati devi. As per Shatprashna Upanishad, Mukhyaprana Vayudeva has his sannidhana in Surya in day whereas Bharatidevi has her sannidhana in Moon at night. They are referred there as Rayi-Praana (Bhaarati-Mukhyaprana).

[SriBharati devi, the wife of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva]

Draupadi devi is the incarnation of this Bhaarati devi, the wife of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva. Now, why did I tell you all this? So, that this remains a stage with all basics cleared for reading further.

NOW WHY DID DRAUPADI HAD 5 HUSBANDS?
As per Garuda Purana and SriMadhvacharya’s Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, there is a reason why Draupadi had 5 husbands. The reason is her Panchapatitva. Earlier an incident happened. It so happened that, once Lord Brahma called a sabha wherein the devatas along with their wives went. There what happened is, Yamadharmaraja was sitting with Shyamala devi, Indradeva was sitting with Shachidevi, Lord Shiva was seated with Parvatidevi, and the Ashvini devatas were sitting with their wife Ushadevi. Now, Shyamaladevi, Parvatidevi, Shachidevi and Ushadevi were expressing intense mutual affection and passion with their husbands inside the court or presence of Lord Brahma. This display violated the strict decorum and spiritual discipline required in Brahmaloka.

Lord Brahma was angry with this behavior and hence cursed Shyamaladevi, Parvatidevi, Shachidevi, Ushadevi to take birth as mortals on earth. Now, they prayed for a solution. So, they seeked refuge in SriBhaarati devi. SriBharatidevi gave them place in her own svaroopa as Draupadi devi. Draupadi devi was actually SriBharatidevi only, but there were even Shyamaladevi, Shachidevi and Ushadevi within her. So, there were 5 people within Draupadi - mainly Bharatidevi, then Shyamaladevi, Parvatidevi, Shachidevi and Ushadevi.

They followed a system wherein whenever Draupadi interacted with a specific Pandava, that particular devi associated with the Pandava would rise up and would be active in Draupadi. For example, when Draupadi was with Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, Shyamaladevi was active in Draupadi and rest were inactive. So, Dharmaraja being the incarnation of Yamadharmaraja, Shyamaladevi would be with her. When Draupadi was with Bheemasena, Bharatidevi would be active. Since, Bheemasena is the incarnation of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva, Bharatidevi would be active within Draupadi. When she was with Arjuna, Shachidevi would be active within Draupadi, since Arjuna was Indra incarnate. Similarly when she was with Nakula-Sahadeva, Ushadevi would be active within Draupadi and rest would be inactive within her. So, in this way, Draupadi had 5 husbands with 5 goddesses within her.

SCRIPTURAL PROOF:

GARUDA PURANA
श्यामला भारती चैव शची चोषा तथैव च।
उमा च पञ्च देव्यस्तु द्रौपदीं संश्रिताः सदा॥ ४॥

तासां तु भारती देवी मुख्या सर्वगुणधिका।
तस्या एव हि देहेऽस्मिन् स्थितिः प्राधान्यतो भवेत्॥ ५॥

यमवाय्विन्द्रदेवानामश्विनोश्च तथा पृथक्।
जज्ञिरे पाण्डवा भूमौ देवकार्यार्थमुत्तमाः॥ ११॥

युधिष्ठिरो यमाज्जज्ञे भीमो वायोः प्रतापवान्।
शक्रादर्जुन एवाभूत् माद्र्यामाश्विनौ सुतौ॥ १२॥
Shyamala, Bharati, Shachi, Usha, and Uma (Parvati)—these five goddesses always resided together within Draupadi. Among them, Bharati Devi is the chief and possesses the highest qualities; she remains the primary governing soul in that body.
The noble Pandavas were born on Earth separately from the deities Yama, Vayu, Indra, and the Ashvins to accomplish a divine mission. Yudhishthira was born from Yama, the powerful Bhima from Vayu, Arjuna from Indra, and the two sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) from the twin Ashvini Kumaras.

[Garuda Purana, Brahma Khanda, Chapter 17, Verses 4–5 and 11–12]

MAHABHARATA TATPARYA NIRNAYA BY SRIMADHVACHARYA
98-99) Following him, verily Bharati Devi herself came out from the middle of the Yajnavedi. Since he
bears everything Sri Vayu is known as Bharata. Being his wife, she is known as Bharati. Since she is also
the presiding deity of the Vedas, she is known as Saraswati. As she is always under the refuge of Sri
Vayu, who is bliss personified, she is also famous as Sri.

100) She had the Avesha of Shachi, Shyamala and the Usha-devis also. Since these Devis are under the
refuge of Indra, Dharma and the Ashwini-devatas (respectively) they too are known as Sri.

101) She (Draupadi) came to be known as Krishnaa as well. Since she was the best (Utkrushta) amongst
women, since she was of dark hue, since she possessed excellent joy and since she gave joy to whoever
associated with her, she got to be known by that name.

102) As soon as she was born, she was all-knowing. She possessed all ornaments on her and was full of
youth. She never aged and was the most beautiful in all three worlds. She had the special Avesha of
Uma (Parvati) in her. She possessed all auspicious attributes.
[Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya, Chapter 18 Bheemarjuna Digvijaya]

SRINARADA PURANA
The Narada Purana echoes this same composition, specifically highlighting the presence of Shachi and Bharati (Sarasvati) inside her:
द्रौपदी च शचीभागाद् भारतीभागसंयुता ।
बभूव रूपिणी साक्षात् सर्वस्त्रीगुणशोभिता ॥ ७२ ॥
Draupadi manifested with the divine portions of both Goddess Shachi and Goddess Bharati. She appeared in physical form on earth, adorned with all the supreme virtues and beauty of a woman.
[Narada Purana Uttarabhaga, Chapter 55, Verse 72]

The Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya solves the major issue of calling Draupadi an incarnation of Sri. Sri here doesn’t refer to Lakshmidevi, though she is prominently and mainly known by this word, but in this context it refers to SriBhaaratidevi, the wife SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva.

CONCLUSION
So, in a nutshell, I would like to say that Draupadi was the direct manifestation of Bhaaratidevi, the wife of SriMukhyaprana Vayudeva along with Umadevi, Shyamaladevi, Shachidevi, Ushadevi the wives of Lord Shiva, Yama dharmaraja, Indradeva and Ashvinidevatas. They would follow a system wherein wherein as per the Pandava Draupadi was with, the respective devi would activate and others would be inactive at that time, thus maintaining Panchapatitva.
Hope this helps!
Jay SriRam!
ShriKrishnarpanamastu!