CULTURAL QA 01202405A Q1 What are some of the most mind-blowing facts?
WW1 is repetition Iceland is the only country without mosquitoes, snakes or other reptiles. Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world and lowest crime rates as well. KR Antarctica is also Mosquito free; there is only one village in Telangana named Ibrahimpur, which is mosquito free; the Places On Earth With No Snakes Antarctica. There are no snakes in Antarctica. ... New Zealand. There is a total ban on snakes in New Zealand. ... Ireland. There are no snakes in Ireland. ... Greenland. To own a pet snake in Greenland, you need permission from the police. ... Iceland. ... Alaska. ... Hawaii. ... Cook Island. And Ireland also has no reptiles. And these are repeated including my replies. --------------------------------------------------------- The first colgate toothpaste – Colgate’s Antiseptic dental powder. KR Repetitively The first Apple computer – Apple I was with wooden frame. KR Repetitively The Lamborghini Gallardo is capable of going from 0-45 mph in 2.8 seconds. A cheetah can do it in 2 seconds flat. KR Repetitively Q3 Are there any reference to cats in Puranas? KR Very Good KR IRS 5 1 24 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 at 20:21 Subject: [iyer123] CULTURAL QA 01-2024-05A To: Patty Thatha <[email protected]>, Iyer < [email protected]>, Kerala Iyer <[email protected]> *CULTURAL QA 01-2024-05A* *All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 05-01-2024.* *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers * *.Compiled* *and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 05-01-2024* *Q1 What are some of the most mind-blowing facts?* *A1 Priyanka Shrivastava, Project Manager at Quatrro (2015–present)Updated 6y* *The “World War 1” ended at 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918* *Iceland is the only country without mosquitoes, snakes or other reptiles. Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world and lowest crime rates as well.* *A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as 1.8 miles (3 km) away.* *The first colgate toothpaste – Colgate’s Antiseptic dental powder.* *Baby elephants don’t know how to use their trunks to drink until they are nine months.* *Harry Potter was first rejected by 12 different book publishers.* *The first Apple computer – Apple I was with wooden frame.* *The Lamborghini Gallardo is capable of going from 0-45 mph in 2.8 seconds. A cheetah can do it in 2 seconds flat.* *Alexander the Great, Napolean, Mussollini and Hitler, all suffered from ailurophobia**, the fear of cats.* *Q2 Do you know a joke about a nun?* *A2 Andrew Bent,Sep 9* *A man was about to enter a bar when he was approached by a nun waving a ‘Total abstinence’ banner.** ‘Don’t go in there’ she said, ‘alcohol is the devil’s work’. ‘But I just want one pint, it’s been a tough day and I need to unwind’. ‘No you mustn’t, no good will come of drinking alcohol’.* * ‘Have you ever tried it’? the man asked, ‘no certainly not’. ‘Well perhaps you should try it just once. I’ll get you a drink and if you don’t like it fine, but at least you’ll know what you’re talking about’. ‘Well alright’ said the nun, ‘just get me one small drink, what do respectable ladies generally drink?’. ‘How about gin?’ the man suggested. The nun thought for a moment, ‘In that case get me one gin, but put it in a cup so people won’t know I’m drinking alcohol’.* *The man walked into the bar and said to the** barman ‘A pint of bitter and a small gin please, and can you put the gin in a cup?’ ‘Oh no’ said the barman ‘is that bloody nun there again?’.* *Q3 Are there any reference to cats in Puranas?* *A3 Devala rees* *If a cat or mongoose touches your cooked food, you should purify the food by putting sesame seeds and darbha grass in water and then sprinkling that water on the food before eating it.* *Kurma Purana 2.17 says not to eat the flesh of a cat.* *Kurma Purana 2.33 prescribes an expiation for the sin of killing a cat or a mongoose, and the following verse prescribes an expiation for eating a cat.* *Various Dharma Shastras (Vishnu Smriti 50.31, Atri Smriti 19.227, Yagnyavalkya Smriti 3.270, Parashara Smriti 6.9) say that killing a cat is a sin requiring expiation, as does Mahanirvana Tantra 11.140.* *Vishnu Smriti 23.53 says that cats are always pure.* *Shankha Smriti 16.40 says that if a cat is around while you are performing some rite, it is auspicious.* *Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 30 mentions the holy abode Siddhashrama on the charming bank of the river Sarasvati, where formerly dwelt the learned brahmana Kapila, knower of the Vedas, engrossed in the practice of vows and fasts, who possessed an amazingly powerful sacred lamp. He also had a pet cat who attained high spiritual evolution while in the body of a cat.* *Matsya Purana 118.57 mentions cats running at great speed.* *Baudhayana Grihya Sutra and Vaikhanasa Grihya Sutra prescribe expiations if a cat walks on the Yagnya Kunda.* *Brahmavaivarta Purana and Devi Bhagavata Purana describe Shashti Devi and mention that her vahana is a cat.* *Agni Purana says that a cat crossing your path from **right to left is a good omen**, especially while you are leaving your house.* *Ganesha Purana refers to a demon who took the form of a cat to hunt Ganesha’s rat.* *Various Puranas reference an Asura called “the cat” - not literally a cat, it’s not explained how he got this name.* *Mahabharata occasionally mentions cats in passing.* *Obviously there are many references to large cats like tigers, lions, leopards, etc.* *Q4 What are some strange things banned in countries?* *A4 Petter Brenna Rian,been immersed in many cultures Updated 7y* *You guys might think Norway is a super relaxed, liberal, open-minded country where we rarely ban anything. You are wrong! There are lots of things banned in Norway, and here are a few:* *Corner fridges* *Reason: Corner fridges do not pass environmental certifications.* *Candy resembling tobacco products* *Reason: This goes along with Norway's strict laws about tobacco and alcohol (such as banning of advertisement for such products). Sales of products that look like tobacco products is illegal.* *Hookah* *Reason: Generally its not allowed to import any new tobacco product that has not been "traditionally" on the Norwegian market.* *Lupins* *Reason: Lupin is one of a handful of plant species that are banned because Norway wants to keep the ecosystem NORWEGIAN. Basically, we are racist or plantist(?) towards some plants.* *Bonus fun fact about Norway banning stuff:* *Skateboards were banned from 1978 to 1989. At the time, Norway was the only country in the world where it was illegal to sell, buy, and ride a skateboard.* *Edit: Lupins and other plants are banned primarily because they take over and damage the existing** ecosystem. Thanks Robin Corey.* *Reason why skateboards were banned:* *The skateboard was introduced from the USA, and since the government was unfamiliar with the activity, they were looking into the potential dangers of skateboarding.* *At one point they received statistics from the USA of the number of injuries,** of varying degree of seriousness, caused by skateboarding. These statistics also showed injuries on children. Apparently the numbers were so high that the government imposed a ban due to safety concerns.* *However, skateboarding became increasingly popular in the 1980s, so the ban was eventually phased out.* *After conducting more research into the hookah in Norway, it appears that the hookah itself is legal, but tobacco for hookah is illegal. So that would be the equivalent of legalizing guns but making bullets illegal. Thanks to Gisle for pointing that out.* *Q5 What are the most "Tamil things" about you?* *A5 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, Willing responder to survey questions1y* *If you poke me with a needle when I am not expecting it, I won’t say “ouch”. I will involuntarily exclaim “Aiyyo!” confirming that even if I speak better English and Hindi, I am, deep inside me, a Tamilian.* *I prefer idli and dosa any day, any time to puris,** paranthas, bread toast, and cornflakes. I prefer rice to chapaatis, pongal to khichdi.* *I have now given them up totally but when I used to drink coffee/tea, I always preferred coffee to tea.* *Among all the beaches I have visited, Marina Beach has a special fascination for me**. I met the girl who was going to be my wife, for the first time in my life, at Marina Beach in 1973. My wife was born in Chennai. Every time I visit Chennai, I try to find time to visit Marina Beach.* *While I am now happily settled in Devanahalli in Karnataka, if** I am forced by circumstances to leave Devanahalli or Karnataka state and settle in another state, I would choose a good place in Tamil Nadu.* * Probably Coonoor, Ooty, or Kodaikanal. The rest of Tamil Nadu is too hot for my liking and after being used to the weather in Bengaluru/Devanahalli I will find the other places in Tamil Nadu too hot for me.* *In addition to the languages I already know if I am asked to choose one language in which I would like to have the same proficiency that I have in English, it would be Tamil. I know Tamil but my proficiency is poor compared to my knowledge of English and Hindi.* *I will conclude with one point that describes what the least Tamil thing about me is! I know Hindi and I love this language! It wasn’t imposed on me. I learned it on my own initiative and am happy to know it. I am now trying to bring my knowledge of Tamil to the same level as my knowledge of Hindi at least, if not my knowledge of English.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iyer123" 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/iyer123/948772227.4563042.1704466286888%40mail.yahoo.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/948772227.4563042.1704466286888%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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorLOzbcBT1Tu-NX3PfWWaOnYqT2XxeNmaVrV2K1K5ANxA%40mail.gmail.com.
