CULTURAL QA 04-2023-22 Q1 What are some interesting facts whichare not commonly known?
A1 KrishnaKamat, Lives in Hindustan (2000–present)Mon There are more than300 flavors of Kit Kat in Japan. It is physicallyimpossible for pigs to look up into the sky. Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on theoutside. My note- Cashew also has it’s seed outside The liquid insideyoung coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. The name of all the continents ends with the same letterthat they start with. Selfies now cause more deaths than shark attacks. Lemonsfloat, but limes sink Because limes are denser than lemons. The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub. Rubber bands lastlonger when refrigerated. There's enough goldinside Earth to coat the planet. Q2 What is the maximum altitude anyfighter jet can reach, and why can't it go further up? A2 ErikaFernandez, Feb 26 Fighter jets areimpressive machines designed to fly at high speeds and altitudes whileperforming advanced maneuvers. However, every aircraft has its limits, including the maximum altitudethat it can reach. The maximumaltitude that any fighter jet can reach varies depending on the type ofaircraft, but it typicallyranges from 50,000 to 60,000 feet. This height is known as the service ceiling, which isdefined as the maximum altitude an aircraft can reach while maintaining asteady rate of climb of 100 feet per minute. The reason whyfighter jets can't go further up is due to the thinning of the air at higheraltitudes. As anaircraft climbs, the air pressure decreases, making it harder for the enginesto produce the necessary thrust to keep the plane flying. Additionally,the air becomes less dense, which reduces the lift generated by the wings,making it difficult to maintain altitude. Another factor limiting the altitude of fighter jets isthe human body's ability to tolerate high altitudes.At extreme heights, the lack of oxygen and low airpressure can cause altitude sickness, hypoxia, and other health complicationsfor the pilot. Moreover, theservice ceiling of an aircraft is not only affected by the engines' power butalso by the aircraft's weight and design. A heavier aircraft or one withless powerful engines will have a lower service ceiling than a lighter and morepowerful one. So the maximumaltitude that any fighter jet can reach is determined by several factors,including engine power, aircraft weight, and design, as well as the humanbody's physiological limits. While fighter jets arecapable of flying at high altitudes, they have limits, and going any further upcan be both technically and physiologically challenging. Q3 What are some hacks that everyoneshould know? A3 HafizSuboor,Mon About90% of heart attack occur early in the morning and it can be reduced if onetakes a glass or two of water before going to bed at night. We know water isimportant but never knew about the special times one has to drink it. Put a sticker witha fake pin on your debit card. If someone tries to use it 3+ times, the atmwill eat the card. To remove chewinggum from clothes keep the cloth in the freezer for one hour. Needto test a printer? A print the google homepage, it has all the colors and usesalmost no ink. Towhiten white clothes soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for10 minutes. Confusingwikipedia article? Click "simple o english" on the left list oflanguages and it'll whisk you to a simplified version. Ants problem: antshate cucumbers. Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place where they are or atant hole. If you drop anearring, ring or small screw, simply turn off the lights and look with aflashlight. They'll light right away. To get pure &clean ice boil water first before placing in the freezer. You can clear aroom full of cigarette smoke in about a minute simply by spinning a wet towel oaround. To give a shine toyour hair vinegar add one teaspoon of vinegar to hair, then wash hair. When you go to azoo wear the same colors as the employees do. The animals will come right up toyou. To make the mirrorshine clean with sprite. You can predictyour future adult height with almost 100% accuracy by doubling your height atage of two. To get maximumjuice out of lemons soak lemons in hot water for one hour, and then juice them. To avoid smell of cabbage while cooking keep a piece ofbread on the cabbage in the vessel while cooking. Want to know ifsomeone has romantic feelings for you? Look at their eyes! People's pupils expand by 45% whenlooking at a love interest. To avoid tearswhile cutting onions use "chew gum" Remove unpleasantodor in smelly shoes or gym bags by placing dry tea bags in them. To boil potatoesquickly skin one potato from one side only before boiling. To remove ink from clothes put toothpaste on the inkspots generously and let it dry completely, then wash. To get rid ofmice or rats sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice & rats.They will run away. Your personalityhas its own smell. People can guess characteristics of personality just by yoursmell, because the bodyemits hormones and pheromones that we can detect in sweat. Q4 Why did our ancient kings have manywives? A4 TechBis,Lives in India Fri The practice of having multiple wives, also known aspolygamy, was prevalent in many ancient societies and cultures,including those ruled by kings. There were a variety of reasons why ancientkings had multiple wives, which varied from region to region and from cultureto culture. Here are some of the most common reasons: Political alliances: One of the most commonreasons for ancient kings to have multiple wives was to forge politicalalliances with other kingdoms or tribes. By marrying the daughters of otherrulers or powerful figures, a king could strengthen his position and gainallies who could support him in times of war or other conflicts. Procreation: In many ancient societies, havingmany children was seen as a sign of wealth, power, and social status. By havingmultiple wives, a king could produce more offspring and ensure the continuationof his dynasty. Economic reasons: In some societies, a man'swealth was measured by the number of wives he had. Each wife would bring herown dowry, which would increase the king's wealth and status. Additionally,wives could be used to build alliances with wealthy merchants or other powerfulfigures. Personal preferences: Finally, it is worth noting thatsome kings may have simply enjoyed the company of multiple wives. In somesocieties, men were allowed to take multiple wives as a way of fulfilling theirsexual desires and satisfying their ego. Q5 How did the Roman Catholic Churchdevelop into one of the largest landholders in medieval Europe? What happenedto the land they acquired? A5 MattRiggsby,V MA Archaeological Studies, Boston University11h The church ended up in a lot of wills. Contributing to thelocal religious establishment, from ancient temples to modern churches, hasalways been seen as a virtuous act. This was particularly the case through theMiddle Ages. Aristocratswould provide substantial donations to churches and monasteries, sometimes tothe point of founding new ones, out of religious devotion or simply a desire tobe seen as pious. And it wasn’t justconstruction costs they were paying. They’d also provide for the upkeep of monks, priests, andso on, because what good is a church or monastery if there’s no one to staff itor live there? That upkeeptypically came in the form of land, nearly always with peasant farmers attachedto it. The religiousinstitution would get some kind of acreage, the farmers on it would providefood to the institution, and the clergy and monks could eat and carry on with alife of religious devotion. Over time, with endowing churchestablishments with the land necessary to support church officials, the totalamount of land accruing to the church became quite vast indeed. What happened wasProtestantism and political upheaval. Through the course of the ProtestantReformation and the turn against Catholicism, monasteries were a major target.Protestant monarch in Britain and Germany expropriated monasteries and conventsand kicked out their inhabitants, putting the land for their own use. The French Revolution and theunification of Italy brought their own kinds of anti-clericalism which led tofurther confiscation of church land. And shifting values of land and thecollapse of the manorial system made it harder and harder for the old style oftributary relationships to function anyway, so church land became more and more of a commodity tosell off rather than something which could be counted on for independentsupport. Q6 What are some mind blowing facts thatmost people don't know? A6 Krishna Kamat, Mon There is a species of jellyfish that never dies unless theyare killed. The first condomwas made somewhere in the 16th century. Russian wasthe first human language spoken in outer space. Lifetimewarranties really mean the company’s lifetime, not yours. About 10 percent ofthe people in the world are lefties. Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a newbeach every day for over 27 years. You have nevertechnically watched a full movie because you are constantly blinking. Sound cannottravel in space because there is no atmosphere for it to travel through. As aresult, space is completely silent. There’s a languagewith only 12 letters People on the island of Bougainville, speak a languagewith only 12 letters in it. If you makeIce Cubes with tap water, they will be white, and if you use boiled water, itwill be transparent. Q7 Apart from humans, are there otheranimals that can be considered vengeful? A7 Pamela Lonergan, Marketing Executive(2017–present)Updated 3y This guy. He maylook like a cow, made in your worst nightmare.He isn't called the Widowmakerfor nothing. He killsan average of 200 people per year, much more than lions. The Cape buffalo(and his other buffalo relatives) are regarded as extremely dangerous.There have been several cases of hunters wounding a buffalo and the buffalowill stalk and kill the hunters. The heavy horn on their head is made upof thick keratin, effectively making it bulletproof. A wounded, butstill mobile buffalo, will head into thick bush and woe betide that naivehunter who will follow him into that bush. The buffalo will ambush the hunterinside the thick bush and show him he isn't called a widowmaker for nothing. The last face you'll ever see Aside humans, the only animal likely to attack a buffaloare lions and crocodiles, usually with the lions eating thedust in such encounters. Smart lions and crocs go for weak buffalo and calves. Unlike most preyanimals, buffalo will attack sleeping lions as a group and attempt to tramplethem to death. They will also come to the aid of threatened(or caught) family member and often succeed in driving the predators away. Let me add a few more facts about the African Buffalo African buffalo can run at speeds of up to 57 kilometers(35 miles) per hour. The world's fastest man runs at amiserly 27 miles per hour. Good luck running away from a buffalo on a revengemission. Unless you're The Flash, and you're not being chased by a herd ofsuper-buffalo. After resting, herds of buffalo seem to have a uniquesystem of choosing in which direction to move. They vote.The animals stand up and face the direction where they want to move and thedominant female leads them in the direction where most of the animals arefacing. So you've pissed off a herd of democratic animals Q8 What are some of the interestingfacts about India? A8 Sai Hareesh, History enthusiast6y Many might not knowthis! This is one of the hidden gems of India!There is place called Yaganti in Kurnool district of AndhraPradesh.It is the home of Sri Uma maheswara swamy- a form of Lord Siva. The specialtyof this temple is the Nandi- which is known as Siva’s vehicle keeps growing insize! The locals saythat the idol was initially much smaller than its present size.They say that certain experimentation was carried out on this idol and it was said that the type of rock out of which the idol is carved has agrowing or enlarging nature associated with it. ArchaeologicalSurvey of India has confirmed that the idol increases by 1 inch in every 20years. Experiment suggests that the rock used to make the idol exhibitsa growing nature. It is said thatpeople used to do Pradakshinas (rounds) around it in the past. The temple staff has already removed one pillar as the size of the Nandihas increased. According toPotuluri Veera Brahmendra swamy, the Basavanna (stone nandi) of Yaganti willcome alive and shout when Kali Yuga ends. Legend has it that whilethe Sage Agastya was performing his penance, crows disturbedhim and he cursed that the crows cannot enter the place. As the crow is theVahana for Lord Shani, it is believed that Lord Shani cannot enter this place. Here is the aerialview of the temple: Kurnool District inAP is very famous for many of the interesting places with rich heritage andculture in form of these temples! :) Q9 What are some of the mostinteresting/surprising facts about any country? A9 MC. Freelancing at Self-Employment (2012–present)Updated5y Mongolia: The most sparselypopulated independent country in the world. 45% of the population live in a tiny place,Ulaanbaatar(capital city) It was the 2ndcommunist country, but it shifted to democracy without any bullets or blood. There are more horses than humans. The longesttrain trip goes through Mongolia. There are actually two Mongolias. One is Inner-Mongolia,in China. 0.7ha land isprovided by the government for free to citizens. But only 8% of the people areinterested in it. Ulaanbaatar is thecoldest capital city on earth. Mongolia is 2ndlargest landlocked country in the world but we have human ocean. Our Southernneighbour is 450 times more populated and northern neighbour 40 times morepopulated than us. Mongolian women had and have a higher social status thanwomen in other Asian societies. Q10 What are some lesser known facts aboutIsrael? A10 Srijana Karn, BBA IB from BrihanMaharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC)Updated 2y Israel is theonly country in the world where women can freely move with machine guns intheir back. It is interesting to watch these beautifulalpha females being armed. Itis because the military training is compulsory for both the men and women. Israeli bank noteshave Braille on them so that the blind or the visually impaired people caneasily identify them. About 93 percent ofIsraeli homes use solar energy for water heating which is the highestpercentage of solar energy used for household purpose in the world. Israel has the highest number of museums per capita inthe world. Israel was thefirst country to ban underweight models. The cell phone was developed in Israel.It was atMotorola's Israel R&D center that Israeli engineers first developedoriginal cell-phone technology. Most of the technology in your mobilephone can be traced back to Israeli engineering. Voicemailtechnology was developed in Israel. From voice components developed for combat systems, an Israelicompany called Efrat Systems created voicemail; eventually it became Comverse,one of the largest voicemail companies in the world today. The firstantivirus software for computers was created in Israel in 1979. The first electrichair remover (epilator), was created in Israel.The first type of epilator wasthe original Epilady released in Israel, and manufactured by Mepro, in kibbutzHagoshrim in 1986. Israel is sosmall, you can run through it from west to east in two hours and from top tobottom in nine hours. Israel is ranked first place in the world in the survivalof cancer patients. All the above QA are from Quora website on 18-04- 2023. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, former ITS, on 19-04-2023 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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