CULTURAL QA 01202411 Q1 What are some fun facts that you know and want to share?
Your skin is actually an organ, in fact the largest one KR II time 11% of people are left handed KR again and again Your brain is made up of 80% water. KR Repeated August has the highest percentage of births KR Not scientific and repeated Worms reportedly taste like bacon. KR Important Iyers here to note ( write is a Muslim so its ok for him; but) Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it KR Repetitive When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too. KR Unscientific Average person falls asleep in 7 minutes KR Definition of average person pl; and what about people who sleep once touching the pillow? Average on time or people? The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century. KR What is Boomerang called in Sanskrit? 85% of plant life is found in the ocean KR Not again pl Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries KR OMG repeated Birds need gravity to swallow KR Can human swallow without gravity? The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body. KR nth time A lobster's blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue KR repeat The search engine Google got its name from the word "googol", which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it. KR also repetitive. Q2 KR I knew as it is long ago I read So he did not know what I knew already. Q5 What are some mind-blowing facts about Netherlands? KR when will I read it again pl? KR IRS 12124 On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 at 18:59, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 01-2024-11* > > *Q1 What are some fun facts that you know and want to share?* > > *A1 Hafiz Suboor,6h* > > *Your skin is actually an organ, in fact the largest one* > > *The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein, which means 'to > exercise naked'.* > > *11% of people are left handed* > > *Your brain is made up of 80% water.* > > *August has the highest percentage of births* > > *Worms reportedly taste like bacon.* > > *Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it* > > *When your face blushes, the lining of your stomach turns red, too.* > > *Average person falls asleep in 7 minutes* > > *The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the > sixteenth century.* > > *An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain* > > *85% of plant life is found in the ocean* > > *Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries* > > *Birds need gravity to swallow* > > *The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.* > > *A lobster's blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue* > > *The search engine Google got its name from the word "googol", which > refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.* > > *Q2 What is the most interesting fact that you know and I don't, > but I should?* > > *A2 Suvarna Sagar, Engineer!! 5y* > > *Let me tell you an interesting story which happened in the year 1752* > > *The below calendar is of the month September 1752.* > > *You must have noticed that some days are missing!! exactly 11 days are > missing from the calendar and there is story behind that* > > *Let me explain it here:* > > *The calendar was shifted from Roman Julian to the Gregorian by England in > the month of September 1752* > > *And Julian Calendar was 11 days longer than the Gregorian Calendar.* > > *That’s why , the King of England ordered that 11 days will wiped off from > that particular month.* > > *And the workers were paid for the whole month even though they didn’t > work for 11 days.* > > *Hence ‘Paid Leave’ was born. (*_*)* > > *April is the first month of the year in Roman Julian Calendar.January is > the first month in Gregorian Calendar.After shifting to the Gregorian > Calendar,Most of the people refused to follow new traditions and continued > celebrating 1st April as the new year’s day.* > > *When this order of king did not work, the king finally issued a royal > dictum:That states as follow:* > > * “The people who celebrated 1st April as the New year’s , they would be > called as fools”Hence, 1st April become fool’s day.* > > *Information Source :Why Our Calendars Skipped 11 Days in 1752* > > *Q3 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still > think about to this day?* > > *A3 John Roberts,Lives in California (1946–present)Nov 19* > > *A very rich man was on his death bed and called together his three > trusted advisors, his priest, his doctor, and his attorney.* > > *He told them that he knew he could take his wealth with him when he died. > To prove it, he gave each one $500,000 in cash and told them to put it in > an envelope and place it in his coffin at his funeral.* > > *After the funeral the three of them went out for a drink and started to > talk about the strange request their friend made.* > > *The priest said that he knew that he could not take with him and the > church needed a new roof. He said, “I got the roof repaired and had > $100,000 left and that was the amount he put in the envelope.”* > > *The doctor said that he also knew that his friend could not take it with > him and said, “the children's hospital needed $450,000 to finish building > the new wing so I only had $50,000 dollars, and left the that amount in the > envelope. My friend will never know and think about all the good that the > hospital will do.”* > > *The attorney said, “I am ashamed of both of you. You violated the trust > that our friend placed in us. I put in a check for the full amount.”* > > *Q4 Do you know a joke about a lawyer?* > > *A4 Andras Lu,Oct 13* > > *A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a > living.* > > *"Tim, you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?"Tim > stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."* > > *"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?"Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her > feet and said, "My father is a mailman."* > > *"Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?"* > > *Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy plays piano in a > whorehouse."* > > *The teacher was aghast and promptly changed the subject to geography. > Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father > answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and asked if > there might be some logical explanation.* > > *Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. But how can I explain a > thing like that to a seven-year-old?"* > > *Q5 What are some mind-blowing facts about Netherlands?* > > *A5 Lorian Flint, Machiavellian at heart Updated 3y* > > *The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. It > did so in 2001.* > > *Only 50% of the Netherlands has land exceeding one meter above sea level, > with most of the areas below being man-made.* > > *According to the 2013 United Nations World Happiness Report of 2013, the > Netherlands was ranked fourth happiest country in the world.* > > *The Dutch are the largest consumers of liquorice in the world.* > > *Amsterdam is entirely built on wooden poles 11 meters deep. This is due > to its soil which consists of thick layers of clay and fen.* > > *There are about 15,000 km of bike lanes in the Netherlands.* > > *The Dutch are the tallest people on average in Europe.* > > *There are more bikes (over 18 million) in the Netherlands than there are > people.Because the land is so flat, the country’s highest point, which is > 323 meters high, is actually referred to as a mountain. It's located in > Vaalserberg.* > > *All the ABOVE QA are from Quora digest to me on 11-01-2024.* > > * Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *.Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 12-01-2024* > > > > -- > 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/iyer123/1747430441.567078.1705066172581%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1747430441.567078.1705066172581%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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