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On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 7:56 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 07-02-2024. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/40697189.371951.1707268994217%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/40697189.371951.1707268994217%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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