What are the most Chinese things in history?

 Intimidating warning signs

Due to the large population and a lack of sufficient police officers, people in China have developed a unique culture of intimidating warning signs:

Traffic signal:

"Drive carefully, there is no hospital nearby."

Office building:

"No parking at the door, violations will result in flat tires."

Construction site:

“My dear workers: when you are working, pay attention to safety, if you have an accident, some other guy will sleep with your wife, beat up your children and spend your death benefits.

Work safely, for your own good.

Neighborhood watch:

“Attention all thieves!”

Once captured, you will be beaten from the front to the back alley.

This alley is 786 meters long.

These are serious warning signs, this is no joke.

What is the best designed wall in history?

 In my opinion, the best-designed walls are those found in Peru, specifically in Cuzco and Machu Picchu. The Inca Empire has been known for constructing one of the most solid and resistant walls in history.

The Inca civilization is well known for its advanced masonry work, much of which can still be seen today in Machu Picchu and Cuzco in Peru. Their large dry stone walls display huge blocks that had been carefully cut to fit together tightly without mortar and with levels of precision unmatched anywhere else in the world.

The stones are so closely spaced that a single piece of paper will not fit between many of the stones.

This precision, combined with the rounded corners of the blocks, the variety of their interlocking shapes, and the way the walls lean inward have puzzled scientists for decades. The method used to match precisely the shape of a stone with the adjacent stones is still unknown.

This wall in Cuzco shows the perfect shape of a puma. On the right, you can see me smiling at the camera.

What are some rare photos of world history?

 

• The ‘white’ slave children of New Orleans in rare photographs, 1863

On January 30, 1864, Harper’s Weekly started to publish portraits of children captioned “Emancipated Slaves—White and Colored,” as part of a publicity campaign to raise funds for schools for recently emancipated slaves in New Orleans.

The children featured in these photographs drew attention to the fact that slavery was not solely a matter of color. If a child’s mother was a slave, then he or she was a slave as well.

The images included children with predominantly European features photographed alongside dark-skinned adult slaves with typically African features. It was intended to shock the viewing audiences with a reminder that slaves shared their humanity, and evidence that slaves did not belong in the category of the “Other”.

• An unknown and young Madonna in Michael McDonnell’s photoshoots, 1978-1979

• The only known picture of President Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe together, 1962

This black and white image, taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, is the only known photograph of JFK and Monroe together. Monroe is still wearing the infamously tight-fighting, sheer rhinestone-studded dress she wore when singing earlier at Madison Square Garden.

President Kennedy, whose head is tilted slightly is looking down while listening to Marilyn. His brother, Robert Kennedy, is standing next to the pair looking on. Singer Harry Belafonte is in the background and historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who served as an advisor in the Kennedy White House, is standing off to the side smiling.

• The Black Monday of 1987 in historical photographs, 1987

The Stock Market crash of 1929 wasn’t the only market crash in the 20th century though. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 22.6% on “Black Monday” in the Stock Market Crash of 1987, the greatest single day loss in history.

That said, no single stock market crash has ever had such devastating effects as 1929 as yet.

• The strange world of military research at Natick Soldier Systems Center, 1970-1990

The Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC) is responsible for the technology, research, development, engineering, fielding, and sustainment of U.S. military’s food, clothing, shelters, airdrop systems, and Soldier support items.

• Sketches used by the Soviet police to identify suspects based on ethnicity, 1960s

• The only two illegal photos taken inside the US Supreme Court in session, 1932-1937

• Pablo Escobar poses for a family photo outside of the White House, 1981

In this infamous photograph, we see the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar standing in front of the White House in Washington, DC. The boy standing beside Escobar is his only son. He also took his family on a first-class trip to Disneyland at about the same time.

• The last picture of Adolf Hitler, 1945

This last known picture of Hitler was taken approximately two days prior to his death as he stands outside his Berlin bunker entrance surveying the devastating bomb damage.

• Using a traditional blade, 17-year-old Yamaguchi assassinates politician Asanuma in Tokyo, 1960

The photo was taken directly after Yamaguchi stabbed Asanuma and is seen here attempting a second stab though he is restrained before that happens.

• German soldier returns home only to find his family no longer there, 1946

• A Japanese boy standing at attention after having brought his dead younger brother to a cremation pyre, 1945

• Last public appearance of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, 1976

• American pilots resting with a Japanese skull, 1944

• The remains of the astronaut Vladimir Komarov, a man who fell from space, 1967

Mankind’s road to the stars had its unsung heroes. One of them was the Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. His spaceflight on Soyuz 1 made him the first Soviet cosmonaut to fly into outer space more than once, and he became the first human to die on a space mission—he was killed when the Soyuz 1 space capsule crashed after re-entry on April 24, 1967, due to a parachute failure.

• Niagara Falls without water, 1969

For six months in the summer and fall of 1969, Niagara’s American Falls were “de-watered”, as the Army Corps of Engineers conducted a geological survey of the falls’ rock face, concerned that it was becoming destabilized by erosion. These stark images reveal North America’s iconic – and most powerful – waterfall to be almost as dry as a desert.

Source: Rare Historical Photos

Wall Street Crash of 1929: Everything You Need To Know

What is the most astonishing discovery in the history of paleontology?

 On December 25, 2015, a farmer named Jose Antonio Nievas discovered something unusual near a stream on his farm, about 15 kilometers from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

At first, he thought it was just a rock. But when he removed the mud covering it and dug around it, he realized it wasn't just a rock.

His discovery turned out to be far more extraordinary than we had imagined, so we decided to involve experts from the scientific community.

After careful analysis, scientists concluded that this mysterious, rock-like object was neither a meteorite nor a dinosaur egg, but something much rarer: the shell of a Glyptodon.

Glyptodons were gigantic armored mammals that lived during the Pleistocene epoch and were ancestors of modern armadillos. These majestic animals could weigh up to two tons and appear to have shared territory with humans for about 4,000 years before disappearing from the face of the earth.

What are some things every Indian should know about Indian history?

 The most overrated person is E.V Ramasamy aka Periyar.

Sit back, read whole answer and please submit your comment. Thanks for your time in advance.

If you ask any Tamilian what Periyar did? It would be a long answer and one among the answer would be bringing women’s rights in Tamil Nadu. Did he really bring any women rights? Let me narrate you few instances.

At the age of 72 he married Maniammai who was 28 at that time. It was Periyar’s second marriage. But few years after marrying Maniammai, he said before huge crowd that his late first wife, Nagaammai was a prostitute(Dasi).

Periyar once brought group of prostitutes to his home to have fun and asked his wife (Nagaammai) to cook food for them.

After marrying Maniammai, which was opposed by Anna, he formed new political party called ‘DMK’. Anguished Periyar called Anna a son of prostitute (dasi-magan).

Periyar also stated that Khadi(dress) price raised because of Dalit women wearing blouse to cover their breast.

When Periyar was once invited for marriage he started his speech saying that thaali (Mangal sutra) worn by women is a license for doing prostitution. No wonder that he was beaten by women with their slippers.

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Periyar has very bad history. But what sorrows me is how Tamil people are still considering him as a great revolutionist. Still there are lot of Dravidian parties canvasing people (mainly Hindu people) in Periyar’s name just for vote sake.

For reference read books named “Tamilar Thalaivar Periyar”, “Periyar Marupakkam’ and “Dravida Maayai”. Thank you.

In cricket history which cricketer never bowled a no ball?

 1. Kapil Dev

India's best alrounder Kapil Dev as a result of their better captaincy first World Cup in 1983 gave India. The name of Kapil Dev several records, but also an act that is impossible for many of the world's bowlers. Kapil his career not a single no-ball bowled and he is the only bowler to do so. Kapil played 131 Tests and 225 one-day matches.

2. Ian Botham

The great all-rounder Ian Botham of England are also in the list. His 16-year cricketing career, he also did not throw a single no-ball. Ian played 102 Tests and 116 one-day matches.

3. Imran Khan

Pakistani fast bowler Imran Khan is one of the world's best bowler. Imran Khan played 88 Tests and 175 one-day matches. During this time he did not have a no-ball bowled.

4. Dennis Lillee

Australian great bowler Dennis Lillee of the bowling attack is also very disciplined in his career. Dennis Bowling is not the record of a single no ball. He has played 70 Tests.

5. Lance Gibbs

West Indian Lance Gibbs has played 79 Tests and 3 ODIs. But no, he threw a no-ball.

What is the greatest waste of money in the history of mankind?

 You are going to be surprised.

1)

Everyone knows this image: it is a great attraction for tourists.

This is the length of the wall: 21,196 kilometers.
It took more than 100 years to build this.
400,000 people died during the construction of this wall.
+ 110 million tons of stone were used
+ There are 25,000 watchtowers.
There is no exact price known for this, but people estimate its value at 350 million euros.

And yes, I am talking about the Great Wall of China !
We can certainly say that it is something beautiful to look at, but like any great stonework, this wall was intended to fulfill its function.
Namely, to protect China against the soldiers from Mongolia in the 13th century.

And guess what happened?
The wall actually did NOTHING to stop the Mongols.

So how did the Mongolians manage to conquer China?
Well, the Mongolians were clever: there were a few open spaces in the wall, because the wall had to go through forests and rocky areas, where it is difficult to build.
It was not possible to build on the ground everywhere.
And as you can guess, the Mongolian troops went through these gaps in the wall.
So it never really fulfilled its function.

So yes, wasted money and human lives.

2)

Do you know why Scotland is part of the United Kingdom?

It is a simpler answer than you think:
Scotland wanted to have a colony in the 17th century.
And in 1698, King William II of Scotland went to make a colony in America, namely in Panama, which is here on the map:

So what did he do?
He spent about 25% of Scotland's economy on this project.
But as you can probably guess, the colony was not a success.
Many Scottish colonists died of disease and of war with Spain, which took over the country.
This left Scotland with a debt of what today corresponds to about 80 million euros. Due to that foolish decision, Scotland plunged into a major crisis, which led to Scotland having to become part of the United Kingdom.

3)

This is the " Basilica of Our Lady of Peace".
This is a Catholic church.
This is in Ivory Coast.
In Ivory Coast, both Muslims and Christians live.
Approximately one-third, or 33%, of the people in this country are Christian.
This basilica is 158 meters high, and the dome of the basilica alone weighs 310 tons.

So what is the problem?
The price to build this was 300 million dollars, or 285 million euros.
This project doubled Ivory Coast's national debt.
Moreover, it costs more than a million euros per year for maintenance.

Was it worth building them then? NO.
It has a capacity of 18,000 people, but barely a few hundred people come to attend mass.
That means it is only 2% or, at best, 3% full.

What are the most surprising moments in the history of cricket?

 1 . Terrorist Attack on Sri Lankan Team in Pakistan

2. Tendulkar Given Wrong LBW On Duck 'Three Times in A Row' Against Sri Lanka

Giving wrong decisions three times in a row is really frustrating for the millions watching because the one given out(wrongly) is "SACHIN TENDULKAR".

Now there might have been 3 more hundreds to his list

Greatest batsman don't deserve that

I think the umpire was mad

3 .Bradman Out for Duck In Final Test

4 .Under-arm Bowling by Chappel Brothers5

5 .Poor Decisions by Umpires, Sydney Test, Border Gavaskar Trophy 2007-08

6 . Australia Advanced to the Final of World Cup 1999

7 . Shoaib Akhtar Breaks 100mph Barrier

8 . Windies Players Refused to Play for Their National Side Because of Dues

9. Philip Hughes Dies After Being Hit In the Head by Ball

10 . Sachin Tendulkar Retires

11. Pakistan Trio Jailed for Spot-fixing

12. Pakistan smashes India in Champions Trophy Final 2017

13. MS Dhoni Announces Retirement from Test Cricket

14 Michael Clarke sledges Tendulkar

CLARKE: Oops, you're too old you can't go
NARRATOR: Sehwag gets angry
SEHWAG: Your teammates call you pup right
CLARKE: Yeah
SEHWAG: Which Breed
CLARKE: Ooops!
TENDULKAR: Haha!