What are some interesting facts about Rohit Sharma?

 

1. Rohit Sharma has never lost an IPL Final. (2009 for Deccan Chargers and 2013,2015,2017 for Mumbai Indians)
2. He is the second Indian to score a century in all three formats.
3. He is the first skipper to lead his team to the IPL title thrice.
4. He started as an off spinner who could bat a bit.
5. He also has an IPL hattrick to his name. He did it for Deccan Chargers.
6. He holds the record for the highest Individual score by a batsman in an ODI match. He scored 264 against Sri Lanka got out at the very last ball.
7. He has the highest number of sixes, 16, in an ODI innings.
8. With 33 fours, Sharma hit the most number of fours in an ODI innings.
9. He also became the only player to hit three double hundreds in ODI .
10. He made a dream debut in test cricket. He scored 177 which is the second best after Shikhar Dhawan. He became the third Indian to score two back to back centuries in first two tests after Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin.
11. Whenever Rohit scores double hundred in ODI ,kohli has a habit of getting run out in that match.
12. Rohit sharma ‘s lucky stadium is eden gardens, Kolkata.
13. He was nicknamed as HIT MAN after the match he scored 209 against Australia in Bangalore.
14. He scored fifty in the first innings he played in T20 match. It was against South Africa which was a must win game for India.
15. He once bunked school to meet sehwag.
16. His friend once challenged him to eat 45 eggs and he effortlessly won the challenge.
17. In the show Comedy Nights with Kapil, Virat Kohli revealed that he is the one in the team who loves to sleep a lot.

Some Of The Most Interesting Photographs

 1. A circus performer named Thomas Wedders was known for his nose measuring 20 cm (7.8 in)

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2. This is a Tatoo
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3. I love all the cute pictures of seals, but here's a little reminder that they are, in fact, predators.

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4. Lion cub playing with a gemsbok horn

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5. Mexican teacher Oliver Castro Jiménez is teaching physics with one piece

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6. The abandoned chicken church in Indonesia

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7. This is what a rocket leaving Earth looks like from space

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8. Only one photogrpah

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9. A salt crystal grown at home

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10. Young lion about to inflict a World of Pain

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What are some of the interesting facts about the character Shakuni from Mahabharata?

 Shakuni is a very interesting character in the Mahabharata. Ved Vyasa’s Mahabharata show him as a cunning and ruthless character and part of the Chandal Chaukadi (the group of four wretches which includes Duryodhana, Dushashasan, Karna and Shakuni). He is also one of the three evil maternal uncle (mama)- other two being Kansa and Shalya.

Shakuni and his son Uluka both were ki**ed by Sahadeva on the 18th day of the war. After him, the throne of Gandhara was acquired by his other son who is not named in the text even though we do find mention of his fight with Arjuna when Arjuna went to conquer different areas for Ashvameda Yagya. Shakuni’s wife was in favour of peace and requested Arjuna to not k**l her son.

In the Jaina Mahabharata we find a story which explains why Shakuni wanted to finish the Kuru clan. This version doesn't fit with Ved Vyasa’s Mahabharata and therefore is treated as a regional retelling rather than the original version. According to this version, Bhishma was responsible for the k***ling of Gandhari’s family because they got her married to a goat and then sacrificed her to ward off evil from her (making her a widow technically) and this event was hidden from the kuru clan at the time of Gandhari's marriage to Dhritrashtra. So Bhishma invited their family and locked them in a room giving them only a morsel of grain to eat. The whole starved to d**th and Shakuni was the only one who survived. He took an oath to destroy the Kuru clan and before his d**th Shakuni’s father hit him with an iron rod making him a limp so that he never forgets his promise. It is also said that the dice he used to play were made of bones of his father's body. In Odia Mahabharata Bhishma is replaced by Duryodhana.

This story is not found in Vyasa’s Mahabharata where the family of Shakuni is mentioned to be alive during the Rajasuya sacrifice. Also his brothers were involved in the Mahabharata war.

What are some interesting facts about Karisma Kapoor?

 Even though most people think that Prem Qaidi was her first film appearance actually she can be seen in a glimpse in her uncle Rishi Kapoors 1987 film Pyar ke Kabil in the song Tere Jaisa Mukhda to.

Karishma Kapoor was formally launched with a small budget film Prem Qaidi which became a surprise hit and launched her career. But she was supposed to be launched with different film. There was a time when there were rumours that Karishma Kapoor wants to be launched with the RK Films home production Henna. But the problem was- Rishi Kapoor was supposed to be the lead actor of the film who was her uncle so the launch didn't materialise.

After this she was supposed to be launched with Bobby Deol in Barsaat which was in development since 1990 after Ghayal. The director was Shekhar Kapoor. But Shekhar Kapoor started shooting without a script and then left the film after shooting some scenes. Eventually the whole portion was scrapped. By this time Karishma got other offers and she left Barsaat (it is also said her rumoured affairs with Bobby Deol fell out)

Another intersting thing, her first co-star was actor Harish who was known for his South films but didn't succeed in Hindi films afterwards. After the success of Prem Qaidi Harish and Karishma worked in Jawab as pair but the film proved to be a disaster. After this Karishma kept rising as a star while Harish fell into oblivion. So in Coolie no 1 Harish was a supporting actor and Karishma was the lead opposite Govinda. Two years later in 1997 Harish was relegated to a cameo in Hero no 1 while Karishma was the lead actress.

A very interesting trivia. Karishma Kapoor when entered the industry she received a lot of criticism for her looks and acting . Infact she was voted as the worst actress in the poll of 1994. By 1996 she emerged as the top actress of the industry.

What are some interesting facts about Indian history that schools never teach?

 The History of common people that our history books either ignore or marginalse. And the history of things that are commonly found in our surroundings - our food, language, games etc.

Somehow we also think that history means kings and queens and battles and wars. But what about us?

Let me tell you some intersting facts from these aspects- food, literature, games, movies

A lot of food items that you eat have developed during the World war including Fanta (created on the orders of German subsidary of Coca Cola in the Nazi Germany because there was a shortage of Coca cola In Germany due to trade embargo), Nutrella (developed in Italy because of shortage of chocolate in the post war years), Instant Noodles (developed in Japan to provide nutritious food to people in less time after the post war destruction.

Panchatantra is the most translated book of the world after Bible which has been translated in over 200 different versions in all major asian and European languages. Panchatnatra has been translated into Persian, Syriac, Hebrew, Arabic, French, Latin, English, German, Thai, Malaya, Chinese and many more such languages. Interestingly it is assumed that around 30 percent of all fables have their roots in Panchatantra

The game of Snake and Ladder was developed in India by Saint Gyandev in the 13th century as Mokshpath (way to salvation) where the snakes represented the vices and ladders the virtues. The original was deeply philosophical and spiritual in nature and not merely a pass time board game

The actress of first Malyalam film of Indian cinema never worked in any other film. Not because she didn't get work. But because the orthodox section of the society burned down her place and she had to run away to save her life. Her fault - she played an upper caste character despite being a lower caste woman herself!!

What are some interesting facts?

 The railway coach is designed with a resonance frequency of suspension of 1.2 Hz.

The human body is most comfortable at 1.2 Hz frequency as it is one of the most fundamental frequencies of our bodies (normal heartbeat).

This is probably the reason why most people sleep easily during train journeys!

Source-Five facts you didn’t know about the Indian Railways - DU Beat

Some Of The Most Interesting Photographs

 1. Michel Lotito was a French man known for his ability to consume and digest non-edible objects. He ate 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, 7 TV sets, and 6 chandeliers. He even consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane between 1978 and 1980, and he also ate a coffin. He died of natural causes in 2007.

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2. The skull of a Dunkleosteus, a 5-meter-long extinct fish with an armored skull and bladed jaws. It had an estimated bite force of 5,000 newtons, the highest of any fish in history.

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3. Spudnik-1, a potato in orbit aboard the International Space Station!
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4. Up close shots of a rare pink empusa mantis

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5. In 1980, a woman won the Boston Marathon in a near-record time of 2 hours and 32 minutes. Days later, officials discovered she hadn’t run most of the race and had used the subway in a previous marathon to qualify.

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6. This is a sunfish in a Japanese aquarium. It became lonely after visitors stopped during renovations and refused to eat and rubbed its body against the tank walls, showing stress, then started eating again within a day after staff placed human face cutouts near its tank.

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7. The space urinals that went around the Moon on Artemis II

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8. New York, 1982

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9. In India, a woman tricked police and civic teams into cleaning an open drain for 3 hours by falsely claiming someone had fallen into it.

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10. A person selling lanterns in Vietnam.

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What are some interesting facts about Kiara Advani?

 

• The real name of Kiara Advani is Alia Advani. She changed her name to Kiara on the suggestion of Salman Khan during her first movie Fugly.
• She was born on 31st July 1992 in a businessman family. Her father's name is Jagdeep Advani who is a businessman. Her mother Genevieve Jaffrey is a teacher.
• She is connected to many Bollywood stars through her maternal family. she is the grand-niece of actor Saeed Jaffrey and the great-granddaughter of actor Ashok Kumar. Actress Juhi Chawla is her aunt.
• For those who do not know, Kiara is the niece of Salman Khan’s first girlfriend, Shaheen Jaffrey. Shaheen is the sister of Kiara’s mother. Due to this reason, Salman also promoted her during the release of her first movie Fugly. Her mother is also a very good friend of Salman khan
• Kiara is a well-trained actor and she did his acting courses with famous Anupam Kher and Roshan Taneja.
• Kiara Advani’s first boyfriend was Mohit Marwah who was her co-star in Fugly. They dated each other for a long time. The main reason for their closeness is that they spend so much time together during the shooting of Fugly. They started as friends and later turned into falling in love with each other. Mohit Marwah is the cousin of Sonam Kapoor. Later Mohit left Kiara for another girl which is unknown to everyone. Kiara is very much single now.

• Kiara is the best friend with Isha Ambani who is the daughter of India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. Both Kiara and Isha are childhood friends.

• Kiara proved her acting skills with each passing films. She has MS Dhoni, Machine, Kalank, Kabir Singh among others in her credits. She also played the main lead of young teacher in Netflix film, Lust stories. Her role was highly appreciated by the viewers in the lust stories. Her movie Kabir Singh done the blockbuster performance and became the highest-grossing movie of 2019.

• Kiara wants to work with Khilji Ranveer Singh and her most favorite film is Karan Johar directorial Netflix’s Lust Stories. In lust Stories, she played the role of a young school teacher Megha who is not satisfied with her husband. Later she started to use a vibrator to full fill her sexual needs.

• Kiara’s favorite color is white and her favorite daily wear dress is Athleisure.

• Kiara Advani is the die heart fan of Master Blaster “Sachin Tendulkar”.

• Kiara has a younger brother, Mishaal Advani who shares a close bond with her sister. Kiara’s father is a Sindhi Hindu and her mother is a catholic who is the daughter of a Muslim man Hameed Jaffrey.

• Kiara loves to watch American shows like The Blacklist, Castle and Revenge. In Bollywood, she likes Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan movies. She finds Ranbir Kapoor hot.
• She also acted in Telugu movies like Vinaya Vidheya Rama and Bharat Ane Nenu.

What are some of the interesting facts about India?

 A tale of India's battle of two Chicken Necks

1.Chicken’s Neck/Akhnoor Dagger in Jammu and Kashmir·

• India surrounds Pakistan from three sides at the 'Chicken Neck' area, which Pakistan terms as 'Dagger'. Pakistan uses the name to suggest that its land extending into the Indian territory is like a dagger in India's heart. On the other hand, India calls it the chicken’s neck suggesting that it is a weak neck (of Pakistan) that can be twisted anytime.
• This narrow strip in Akhnoor region an islet between the Chenab river and one of its subsidiary channels protruded into Indian territory is close to Pakistani cantonments in Sialkot giving them a clear military advantage and has been focal point in all wars.
• During 1965 war Pakistan wanted to attack through this corridor to cut off J&K from mainland India through Operation Grand Slam but that did not happen due to India's preparedness in the area.

2. Siliguri Corridor

• This corridor is squeezed between Bangladesh in the south and China in the north,Nepal and Bhutan which connects mainland India to North east of the India which is its geographical curse·
• The narrowest width is 17 km on which one side is China in the north, Bangladesh in south,Nepal and Bhutan.
• China came close to attacking this corridor in 1965 when it issued an ultimatum to vacate Nathula pass and India under pressure decided to withdraw its troops.
• But Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, the division commander in Sikkim knew its importance for corridor disagreed with his senior commanders and did not vacate Nathu La. Finally China was defeated during skirmishes in Nathula in 1967.
• Doklam standoff happened when China wanted to build road in Bhutanese territory in Doklam very close to Siligui corridor in 2017.
• This corridor shows India's vulnerability in North east being a landlocked portion.All the roads and train to North east pass through this corridor.
• Now India has started projects to connect North eastern states under Look east policy with Bangladesh and Myanmar for connectivity using land,rail and sea.

After 1965 war with Pakistan and skirmishes in Nathula till 1967,India has always safeguarded these two chicken necks.

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Edits

I have replaced the map of Chicken’s neck/Akhnoor Dagger In J&K and more facts are added.

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https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131208/pers.htm

·References

Behind China's Sikkim aggression, a plan to isolate Northeast from rest of India

·A tale of two ‘Chicken’s Necks’: How India’s armed forces kept Pakistan and China at bay

Operation Juniper — inside story of how Indian Army pushed China back from Doklam