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On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 05:38, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 04-2022-03* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 Where did mangoes originate from? > > A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Thu > > *Mangoes are native to India and have a history of more than 4,000 years.* > > Currently, India remains the world's largest mango producer, accounting > for 42.2% of the world's total production. > > *Mango is known as the "King of Tropical Fruits" due to its delicate flesh > and unique flavor.* > > Mango trees can live for hundreds of years, and trees that are 200 to 300 > years old can still bear fruit. A single mango tree can bear hundreds of > fruits each year. > > *Mango is one of the fruits with the highest vitamin A* content, and its > vitamin A content is as high as 3.8%, which is twice as much as apricot. > > *Vitamin A is essential for eye health and is key to enhancing and > protecting vision.* > > Vitamin A has antioxidant properties that boost the immune system, speed > up metabolism, and slow the body's aging process. > > Mango is also rich in natural vitamin C, 100 grams of pulp contains 120 > mg to 130 mg of vitamin C > > *Vitamin C is known as the "beauty vitamin" because it promotes the > formation of collagen, enhances skin elasticity and toughness, and improves > skin wrinkles.* > > Mangoes are very sweet and their sugar content is high. A medium-sized > mango weighs 150 grams and contains more than 20 grams of sugar, so eat > up to 2 mangoes a day. > > Q2 What are some tricks that most people are not aware of that > buffets use to make sure they don’t lose money? > > A2 Bhuvana Rameshwar married for three decades Thu > > *Some tricks in India to reduce food intake* > > Juice, soft drinks served as soon as we sit down at our table.Some serve > soups at the table too with toasted bread or garlic bread. > > *Fritters both non veg and veg served as starters. These fill us up due to > the fat content* > > Buffet starts with Chinese noodles and Italian pasta if it is an inter > continental spread. These two are hunger spoilers as they fill our stomach. > > Some keep buns, bread too. No Indian prefers buns, bread and bakery > products for lunch and dinner. Some keep crossoint too! > > *Only then come the biryanis, fried rice and curries.* > > Dessert is not served until guests are done with main course. > > *So nobody can skip other food and head for dessert straight away*. > Dessert helpings are too small and mostly served individually by hotel > staff. > > Q3A Where can I find AC for rent in Chennai? > > A3 Saritha Shivarudraiah, Operation & Marketing Professional > Answered Mar 15, 2021 > > *Hometriangle.com* can provide best AC services for most affordable prices > > Q3B Which AC brand has a good service in Chennai? > > A3B Saritha Shivarudraiah , Operation & Marketing > ProfessionalAnswered Mar 10, 2021 > > Whether it is LG, Blue star, Whirlpool, Panasonic, Bosch, Hitachi, Daikon > or AC from any bran, *Hometriangle.com* can connect you to expert > professionals who can provide services at your door step for reasonable > prices. > > Q3C My AC is getting repair most of the time, which is the > best AC service in Chennai? > > A3C Anonymous Answered Mar 10, 2021 > > Which is the best A/C service, I would say a general service ?? where do > you get the best professional to get a A/C serviced so that you don’t have > to deal with a A/C breakdown now and then!! is the question. You can book > online professionals to get your A/C serviced. > > Finding a perfect professional who can do it might be a challenge , having > booked a A/C service myself I would recommend *“HomeTriangle*” they > provide the best service when it comes to A/C service and installation > > *My note- The QA is added for the information about Home triangle and in > no way recommending them.* > > Q4 How did our ancient ancestors keep themselves sane when the > only thing they could ever do was survive, hunt, gather, and reproduce? > > A4 Matt Riggsby MA Archaeological Studies, Boston University Mar > 11 > > Those are, for a start, pretty comprehensive areas of activity. *How much > time do you spend working at your job, shopping for food, and cooking? > That’s probably a substantial portion of your day*, which is equivalent > to that whole hunting and gathering thing. How much time do you spend on > doing things around the house like laundry, tidying up, and home repair? > That’s more or less equivalent to other daily “maintenance” tasks performed > by hunter gatherers. And how much time do you spend looking after kids? > (Or, if you’re not a parent, how much time do you see parents spend looking > after their kids?) We’re all busy with doing stuff just to get through the > day and the year, just different tasks.*That said, hunter gatherers could > have a lot of leisure time. In relatively comfortable times of year,* > when edible plants are growing nicely and game is plentiful, the average > hunter gatherer spends maybe a couple of hour on subsistence tasks, and > they’ve got the day to…well, just kind of hang out. *They might sing, > tell stories, play games, pursue romantic entanglements, and so on*. And > really, that’s what most of humanity has done with their free time through > history. Certainly, there were also times of year when it was much harder > to make a living, and there was less leisure time then, but it wasn’t just > a constant grind to survive. > > Q5 What points are considered before buying a laundry detergent? > > A5 Gopala Krishnan , former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 > at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now > > I am answering from Chennai, India. All detergents are equally good and > priced almost same. Now detergent liquid is suggested for automatic > washing machines. *Some internal parts get corroded by using powder, it > is told by technicians*. Some detergents provide good fragrance after > washing. I suggest such detergents > > Q6 Why don't whales or other large animals get cancer? Can we be > "inspired" by this phenomenon to treat cancer in humans and other creatures? > > A6 Ken Saladin Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)1y > > At first I doubted your premise, but I poked around a bit and found it’s > correct—*large mammals such as whales and elephants do have a > significantly lower incidence of cancer than would be predicted from their > body size.* > > The chance of a cancer developing increases with number of cell divisions > and length of life, both of which favor the occurrence of cancer-inducing > mutations. The large size of whales and elephants is because of a lot of > cell divisions, and they also live much longer than most mammals—so you’d > expect them to have more cancer. Yet they don’t; they have significantly > lower rates than other mammals. This is known as Peto’s paradox. > > Geneticists have found that some parts of the whale genome, especially > genes concerned with cell proliferation and DNA repair, have evolved faster > than others*. Many forms of cancer in humans result from mutations in > protective tumor-suppressor (TS) genes.* The humpbacked whale genome has > evolved multiple copies of these genes—*maybe acting like backup if one > or more of them mutate and lose their protective function.* > > That may give these animals a level of protection we don’t have. *The > extra protection afforded by these redundant genes is perhaps necessary for > the animals to grow to such sizes; they perform a necessary “housekeeping” > role.* These animals’ unusually low level of cancer may be a side benefit > of this. > > So yes, this has excited a line of research looking into anticancer > mechanisms in whales and other long-lived animals including sharks, bats, > tortoises, and crocodilians. > > Thanks for the question. *You turned my curmudgeonly skepticism into > interest on this point* and I’ve spared you the barbs of my sometimes > half-baked cynicism > > Q7 Are tomatoes good for weight loss? > > A7 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals12h > > *Tomatoes are one of the best weight loss foods.* > > Tomatoes are extremely low in calories, with only 18 calories in 100 grams > of tomatoes, much lower than most vegetables and fruits. > > *Tomatoes are rich in citric acid. Citric acid can* accelerate fat > burning, inhibit fat accumulation, and promote calorie metabolism. > > Most importantly, tomatoes are the best source of lycopene, and 100 grams > of tomatoes contain about 3 mg to 4 mg of lycopene. > > Different varieties of tomatoes have different lycopene content. *The > redder the tomato, the higher its lycopene content.* > > Studies have shown that lycopene can stimulate the secretion of > adiponectin in the body. As a specific adipokine, adiponectin plays a key > role in increasing the rate of fat burning. > > *Clinical studies have found that obese people have much lower levels of > adiponectin than ordinary people.* > > The journal Nutrition published a study in which 25 Taiwanese women drank > 280ml of tomato juice every day for two months. > > *The results showed that after two months, the women's waist circumference > decreased and their adiponectin levels increased significantly.* > > Q8 Can someone be born without pituitary gland? > > A8 Ken Saladin Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)Oct 25 > > Yes—this is a condition called congenital panhypopituitarism—*congenital > meaning present from birth,* pan meaning “all” because all of the > pituitary hormones are lacking. > > My grandson was born with this. He’s now 7 years old, very healthy, > lively, and smart, but he has to take daily injections of growth hormone > and others such as thyroid hormone orally, with the regimen to be changed > at puberty (testosterone, for example) and in adulthood. He has to have an > emergency cortisol injection kit close on hand at all times (and his > teachers have to be educated on its use) in case any stress brings on an > “adrenal crisis.” Without immediate treatment, that can be > life-threatening. He’ll have to live with this his whole life. > > Q9 Why is evolution referred to as a scientific theory and not a > fact? > > A9 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, shop > owner, secretary on newspaperThu > > Evolution is an observed fact, and the *Theory of Evolution is our > current best understanding of what drives evolution and how it happens*. > In the same way, gravity is an observed fact, and then we have a theory > about what’s going on to cause it - except that we understand evolution > *much* better than gravity. > > Q10 What is the way out of the emergency window in an AC > coach of a train? > > A10 Prashant Tiwari Indian Railways Enthusiast Mar 25 > > *Emergency window is a safety provision in passenger Coaches for the > passengers to exit in any emergency situation* i.e. Accident, Fire > incident etc., when safely exit of passengers is not possible from main > doors. > > Emergency windows are provided as the third window from both side doors on > either side in passenger compartment. Total 04 numbers of emergency windows > are provided in each passenger coach. A sticker is pasted on each emergency > window containing instructions for opening of emergency window in any > emergent situation. > > *How to open an emergency window of a LHB Coach:-* > > Step 1 : Remove the outer rubber covering from the window.Step 2: Pull the > handle provided in the centre of upper portion of the window.Step3: Remove > inner rubber covering from the window.Step 4: Remove the glass easily. > > Note: You are not required to break the glass of emergency window. It is > removable. > > 2.How to open an emergency window of an ICF *Coach:-* > > *Step 1 : Break the glass of the handle installed* above or right side of > the window with the help of any object. Step 2: Remove the rubber attached > with the handle. Step 3: Remove the glass of the window with the help of > handles provided on the glass. > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 02-04- 2022. * > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .* > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 03-04-2022* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1920761895.428966.1648944508330%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1920761895.428966.1648944508330%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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