One of the rare p[recise to the points KR IRS On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 at 19:23, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote:
> CULTURAL QA 02-2024-07 > > Q1 Did Albert Einstein come to the US to escape the Holocaust? > > A1 Silk Road, AI Expert Tue > > Einstein was a Jew, but he wasn't in Germany when the Holocaust started. > > He left his home in Berlin in 1933, right after Hitler came to power. > > A famous scientist, Einstein criticized the Nazis and their racist > policies. > > He renounced his German citizenship and applied for release from the > Prussian Academy of Sciences. > > The Nazis hated him and wanted to kill him. > > They burned his books, confiscated his bank accounts, searched his house > for weapons, and called him a traitor and a communist. > > They even published a photo of him with the caption "not yet hanged". > > Einstein knew he had to get the hell out of Europe. > > The first stop was Belgium, where he got some protection from the royal > family. But he wasn't safe there either.He heard rumors that there were > these assassins after him > > .He decided to go to England, where he had some friends who could help > him. There, Einstein stayed in a secret hut in Norfolk, guarded by a group > of locals with guns. He also gave some speeches in London to raise money > for Jewish refugees.But England wasn't his final destination either. > > He wanted to go to the US, where he had been offered a job at Princeton > University. > > Einstein had visited the US before and liked it there. He thought it was a > free and democratic country where he could work on his science without fear > or interference.He also wanted to help other refugees who were fleeing > from Nazi persecution. > > Einstein finally arrived in the US in October 1933, after getting a visa > with the help of some influential friends. > > He settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he lived until his death in > 1955. > > He became an American citizen in 1940. He continued to work on his > scientific theories and also became involved in social and political causes. > > Einstein advocated for world peace, human rights, civil liberties, and > nuclear disarmament. > > We must understand what the Holocaust was. > > A genocide of gargantuan size, the Jews and other minorities were > eviscerated by the Nazis in Germany and their allies during World War II. > > They killed about six million Jews in concentration camps, ghettos, mass > shootings, and gas chambers. > > They also persecuted and murdered millions of other people, like Roma, > Slavs, communists, homosexuals, and disabled people. > > It was a horrific crime against humanity that we should never forget. > > So did Einstein come to the US to escape the Holocaust? Well, yes and no. > > He came to the US to escape the Nazis, who were already threatening his > life before the Holocaust began. > > But he also came to the US because he wanted to pursue his scientific > career and contribute to humanity's progress. > > Einstein was not just a refugee; he was also an immigrant who enriched > his new country with his genius and his values. > > Q2 What are you tired of explaining to people? > > A2 Dr. Suman Sudha,Proud Odia.5y > > I am from Odisha. A state in India. > > I moved to Mangalore, Karnataka to pursue MBBS 2 years back. KMC, > Mangalore being one of the most prestigious medical colleges of the country > has a good lot of students from all states. > > My state is a lesser known state I would say, after seeing the reaction > of people from other states when they get to know that I'm from Odisha. > > Listed below are a few things I am tired of explaining and I'm sure my > fellow Odias living outside Odisha would share the same thoughts as me. > > Odisha is an independent state. Not a part of Bengal. Or Bihar. Or Andhra. > Or anyother state. > > We speak ODIA, not Odissi. > > Odissi is a very famous classical dance form of our state. It is well > recognized on international platforms as well. > > While Odia is our native language. It has the highest number of words, > after Sanskrit, among Indian languages. It is one of the oldest languages > as well. > > No, we and Bengalis are not the same ! > > And we might share a few things in common, like the love for fish but are > very very very different in most aspects. > > Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal all were under the Bengal province > under British rule. Doesn't make all of us the same. > > (India and Pakistan were not divided earlier. Doesn't make us Pakistanis > or them Hindustanis) > > Northies - Odisha is in South right? > > Southies - Odisha is in North right? > > Odisha is in the EAST, for God's sake. > > Makes me wonder what these people used to do in their Geography classes. > > You lost the Rasagulla war. Haha.First of all what is a Rasagulla war? > > WB just got a patent for Bengali rosogulla.We still have our Pahala > Rasagulla. Both of these are different varieties. > > And history is the proof that Pahala Rasagulla was first made in Puri as > an offering to Lord Jagannatha. > > How do you know Hindi? How do you speak such fluent English? > > Because education, duh uh !We are not illiterates here, especially when > your gk sucks! But you don't look like you are from Odisha? > > What do you expect? Tribal clothes, jewellery and makeup? > > Odisha is a poor state!Ohh, you talk like you have a lot of money? Give > us then. > > For a state with regular floods and cyclones, our state is well to do. We > extend our help to other states when they are in need but never receive the > same. And FYI, our CM has been receiving the Best CM of India for a couple > of years now. > > Q3 Do you know a joke about a gynecologist? > > A3 Andras Lu, 13h > > A gynecologist waits on his last patient, who does not arrive... > > After an hour, he makes a gin and tonic to relax. After he settles into an > armchair to read the newspaper, he hears the doorbell ring. > > It’s the patient, who arrives all embarrassed and apologizes for the > delay. “It doesn't matter,” answers the doctor. “Look, I was having a gin > and tonic while waiting. Do you want one to help you relax?” > > “I accept, thanks! I had a very hectic day.” She answers. > > He gives her a drink, sits down in front of her and they start talking. > > Suddenly someone is heard opening the entrance office door. The doctor > looks worried, gets up, and says: “My wife! Quick, take off your clothes > and spread your legs, otherwise, she might think there is some nonsense > going on!” > > Q4 What is the most interesting fact that you know and I don't, but > I should? > > A4 Md Sarfraz,Coming out of Chakravyuha !Updated 6y > > Have you wondered why our system asks to burn the data into CD or DVD? > > Why does the system use the word burn instead of copy? Doesn't it sound > like it is asking to put the data into fire?! > > Here is the reality behind the word burn. > > The information on a disc is recorded in the digital form, representing a > series of zeros and ones. A disc has a thin reflective metal sheet with a > translucent dye layer on the top. The CD writer is equipped with a > powerful 'write laser' that burns translucent dye to make it opaque. The > parts which are opaque block light from the reflecting of the metal sheet, > giving them a digital value Zero. The parts which are left translucent get > a value of One. > > This is why the word burn is used instead of copy/paste. > > My note- At one time, about a decade back, disc was the available external > storage device. Later came pen drive. > > But still inside computer/lap top still, disc is used. > > Q5 What are some reasons why cheetahs are not sociable? > > A5 K. Fletcher,Master's Degree in Psychology, Harvard University > (Graduated 2011)8h > > All big cats are social to varying degrees; cheetahs being on the higher > end of that sociability. In other words: cheetahs ARE social. > > Reality is, most of what we “think we know” about big cat social > structures are wrong. With puma and leopard proving this the case… and most > recently, even the cheetah. > > During the pandemic, more time was assigned in more areas, by more people > to observe cheetahs. What they discovered was pretty incredible: Two > cheetahs, “allo-mothering”; aka co raising each others cubs. Just like a > lion pride does. > > A mother Cheetah (8) and her grown Daugther (3) met up one day with their > own individual litters about a month apart. The cubs all played together, > and scientists just thought, “how cute.” But, when they went to part > ways, two of one mothers cubs left with the other mother. During that > time…that mother, was nursing and caring for those cubs. > > Was she and those couple cubs, just confused? > > No. A few days later, the mothers got back together. They shared space > together, both mutually suckling each others cubs. When they went to > leave, they swapped cubs again! > > They were even seen hunting together. What’s odd, is eventually, one > mother ended up leaving with ALL the cubs…eventually raising them all; a > total of 8 cubs. A huge responsibility. The other mother who was left with > none, eventually moved off and got pregnant again. > > Are we to believe this was truly the FIRST time this ever happened? Of > course not, that’s epically improbable. What this does prove is that > cheetahs do have a more social nature than we recognized previously. All > it takes is a few generations of individuals to live this way before an > entire region (and eventually, species) take on a new way of life. Will > cheetahs one day live in prides? Maybe. > > With that said…Male Cheetahs do fit the standard definition of “social.” > They live in coalitions of up to 5 individuals, all day 24/7. > > However, just because a cat species doesn't live in a group 24/7, doesn't > equate to not being “sociable/social.” Theres degrees to sociality, & cats > are in constant communication with their species. Infact, all cats lives > start quite social, actually. They grow up with littermates & their > mother; for cheetah that can equate to over 8 individuals. Once they’re > adults, they use smell and other cues to keep in contact socially. They > will get together to mate, or in the case of cheetah, even share/mooch a > meal together peacefully. > > Animals that DO live together in social groups, do so because it has an > advantage to their species in a significant way, most cats this isn’t the > case for. Male cheetahs live in groups because they can more effectively > defend and keep a territory, hunt prey, and keep a look out for predators. > > Because female cheetahs usually never meet up with their grown offspring > again, raising their young together isn’t typically possible. The fact a > mother and daughter cheetah had a litter a month apart and met up likely > doesn’t happen too often…particularly because female cheetahs are nomads. > > When it comes to cheetah, much is to still be learned. However, generally, > they are one of the most tolerant of big cats. If they see another of > their species, they aren’t usually extremely violent and don’t participate > in infanticide. Perhaps this unusual co-parenting/swapping is more insight > into why that is the case. > > All the ABOVE QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 07-02-2024. > > Selected quora answers generally interesting are included .Still they need > not be 100% correct answers. > > Compiled and posted by R. 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