CULTURAL QA 12-2023-18 All the below QA arefrom Quora DIGEST to me on 18-12-2023.
Selected quora answers by experts andgenerally interesting only are included .Stillthey need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled and posted by R.Gopala Krishnan, 80, former ITS on 18-12-2023. Q1 Whatare some interesting facts you know about animals? A1 VictorDirikebamor,Storyteller15h Vultures, oftenseen as mere scavengers, play a pivotal role in our ecosystem that contradicts their grimreputation. These majestic birds are unique among birds of prey,for they are the only birds ofprey that do not kill. Onecould call them nature's clean-up crew. They are the diligent custodians of the wild,meticulously stripping animal remains to their bare bones. An act consideredmorbid is a critical ecological service. Their contribution is nothing butprofound. Vultures possess stomachs with acidity akin to carbatteries, a natural defence that annihilates harmful bacteria and viruses. In consuming the dead, they starve disease-spreadinginsects of breeding grounds, acting as a natural bulwark against the spread ofillness. South Africa alone is home to nine distinct speciesof these creatures, ranging in size but united in purpose. Unfortunately, the narrative surrounding vulturesoften overlooks their immense value. Feasting in the dead has given them a bad name. This misconception, coupled with environmentalthreats, has led to a dramatic decline in their numbers. Indianvultures alone saw a staggering 97% population decrease in just 15 years, primarilydue to the toxic effects of diclofenac, a drug used in livestock that proveslethal to these birds. As with most things on our planet, Vultures serve a purpose. Theirsurvival is not just their concern— it's ours too Q2 Whatare some simple observations which people fail to observe? A2 PrabhatMishra, Observations are as follows 1y Einstein's law of itching. When your hands are coated with something messy likebutter or grease, any of your body part will begin to itch. Newton's law of queue. You're standing in a queue and it is moving veryslowly, so you decide to switch to a different queue. As soon as you leave that queue, it will start to movefaster than the one you're in now. Hooke's law of rabbit hole. When you're in a hurry and need a tool, you'll dropit and it'll roll to the least accessible corner. My note- Specifically when we try to take out a smalltablet from the folio, it will fall and move to an inaccessible corner in theflooring Selmon's rule of I don't know. When you try to prove to someone that somethingdoesn't work, it'll. My note- About a year back I had been to my cobrother home in Kerala for his grandson’supanayanam. The cooks reported any number of times they plug, grinder notworking, so we had morning tiffin with iddali- sambar. After tiffin mybrother in law went and inserted theplug, nothing done, grinder startedworking!!! Kohli's rule of Ben Stokes. When you dial a wrong number, it'll never be busy. Q3 Whatis the largest bird that is not a ratite? A3 LauraAanested,8h The answer isthe Wandering Albatross, due toits 11-foot wingspan: The Wandering (or Snowy) Albatross can literally fly hundreds ofmiles without flapping its wings. The Wandering Albatross does mate for life. Q4 Whatwas the best thing you were told that made a change in your life? A4 GurmeetBishnoi, Studied at Master of Science Degrees2y A saint visited his old friend after a long time. He reached his home and saw that he is living a lifeof poverty. His friend had two brothers. There was a fruit tree outside his house. All three brothers used to collect fruits from tree andearn some money by selling them everyday. This was their only source of theirearning to eat two meals a day. When Saint reached their home, they did same thing.But that day they couldn't earn enough money to arrange food for 4 people. Onlytwo person could eat food. Two of hisbrothers denied to eat food by saying that they were not hungry. Thus, Saint and his friendate food. Saint was feeling pity for his friend's condition but he didn't knowhow to help his friend. In the middle of the night, he woke up anddid one thing. He cut their fruit tree and left their home. Next day when the threebrothers woke up, they were sad because this was the only means of theirearning. Whole villagewas saying that Saint was evil. After few years, Saint was again passing through his friend's village.So he gathered some courage to meet him again. He was scared if people wouldbeat him, but nevertheless decided to visit his friend. When he reached there, he saw that a big house hadbeen built there. Condition from inside was super. After seeing him, his Friend came running towardshim and said, He : Initiallywe were angry at you but with time we understood as to why you had cut thetree. We wereliving with that tree only, that's why we didn't do hard work anywhere else. Wewere in our comfort zone but after cutting the tree, we started hardwork and we got success. Que : What was best thing you were told? Ans: Comfort zone is the enemy of success. Toachieve great success, we need to come out of this zone and work hard. Q5 Whatare some interesting facts about pigs? A5 MagnifyJoel, Facts Finder on Quora Updated May 7 Pigs are one the few animals that many do not like.And that’s because of the way they play with their bodies in the mud. The reason isthat Pigs can't sweat, they need help by staying in cool places on hot days. Also, Pigs areone of the cleanest animals. They keep their toilets far from their living or feeding area. Pigs are gentlecreatures with surprising intelligence. Studieshave found that they're smarter than dogs and even 3-year-old children. And it will interest you that just as you sing toyour babies, petting them to sleep, Mother pigs also sing to their babies. They dream and like sleeping nose to nose. ***Snake bite on pigs do not cause havoc on thembecause they have a lot of adipose tissue (fat) and the venom doesn't/isn'table to reach the blood stream where it would normallycirculate through causing problem or havoc for the pig. The natural lifespan of a pig is 15-20 years. My note*** Snakebite do not cause anything to pigs is anew information to me. However they eat pee of people is annoying. I am notsure whether farm pigs eat pee. Q6 Whatsounds extremely wrong, but is actually correct? A6 Works atPower Grid Corporation of India Limited Updated 6y Well, Even I didn’t believe it when I first readthat. But Yes! The Crazy facts that I tell you’ll surely blow your mind. Bangladesh hasmore people than Russia. Bangladesh (slightly bigger than the size of New York state) has apopulation of 156.6 million. Russia has 143.5 million . A Banyan Tree nearKolkata, India is bigger than the average Walmart. The 250-year-old Great Banyan treehas aerial roots that cover 3.5 acres of land, which equals roughly 156,000square feet, or 14,400 square meters. The city ofChicago was raised by over a foot during the 1850s and '60s without disruptingdaily life. There are more synapses (nerve connections) in yourbrain than there are stars in our galaxy.Astronomers estimate that there aremore than 200 billion stars present in the Milky way . That's a lot of stars. North Korea andFinland are technically separated by only one country. Heroin was onceused to treat children's coughs. Harvard University was founded before calculus wasinvented. Alaska is the most eastern, western, and northernstate in the United States ***A park in Austria becomes totally submerged in 30feet of water every spring. My note- ***Moststreets in entire Tamilnadu submerge in water during floods. Q7 Whatis your best advice? A7 GurmeetBishnoi, Lives in Berlin (2023–present)Updated 3y A pregnant deerin the forest was about to give birth to a child. She was wandering in search of a safeplace. Then she saw high and dense grass on the river bank.She found that appropriate place to give birth to the baby. As soon as she reached there, she started sufferingpain. At the same time, the thunder clouds in the sky were hovering andlightning started. It was about to rain. When she saw at right side, a hunter was aiming thearrow at her. Frightened, she turned to the left, then there was ahungry lion, ready to attack her. In front, the dry grass caught fire due to lightingin front and there was a river in back side with plenty of water. Shewas caught up from everywhere. She didn't know what to do! Deer left herself in the void, didn't think ofanything else and startedgiving birth to her child. Look at the nature of nature. Suddenly, Heavy lighting dazzled hunter's eyes and heleft the arrow due to this. His arrow passed by the deer, went into the eye ofthe lion, the lion roared and ran away. The pouring rain started and the forestfire was extinguished. Deergave birth to baby. Que : What is your best advice? Ans : Even in our life, sometimes there are some moments when we aresurrounded by problems from all sides and are unable to take any decision.Then, by handing everything over to destiny, we should focus on ourresponsibility and priority. Ultimately God makes the final decision of fame, waste, defeat, victory,life, death. We should trust him and honor his decision. -- 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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