CULTURALQA 03-2024-01A All the below QA arefrom Quora DIGEST to me on 01-03-2024.
Selected quora answers generally interesting including jokes areincluded Still they need not be 100%correct answers. I am only a compiler. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 01-03-2024. Q1 What aresome facts about India that Indians are generally unaware of? A1 KaushikVoolapalli,Indian by heart, Human behavioristUpdated 5y Funeral of CM Annadurai in 1969 was the largestfuneral attended in the world with 15 million people carrying his body instreets of Chennai. India was exceptional when it came to hockey in the20s. The British were forced to withdraw from the Olympics in 1920 to avoid aprobable defeat by their colony (India). Dr. ShrikanthJichkar was the most qualified person in the country ever.He had an IAS,IPS, lawyer, doctor, photographer, radio operator to secure the highestdegree in a university for Sanskrit and being an MLA at 25. Spiderman had its own Indian version in 2004. Back then, Peter Parker was christened PavitrPrabhakar, Mary Jane was Meera Jain, Aunt May was Auntie Maya and finally,Uncle Ben was Uncle Bhim. More than a million Indians are millionaires. In West Bengal,cows need a photo ID.It is because earlier, cow smuggling from West Bengal to Bangladesh wasextensive. To prevent the smuggling the government acted this way. Thesmuggling got significantly reduced after photo ID implementation. The dressing style for ladies, cholis and pallus gottheir names from Tamil dynasties. An Indian man madea 1360 acre forest. Jaydev Payeng started planting trees at the age of 16. Now it has been around35 years and the forest is now home to elephants, tigers, deer and rhinos. Nonresidents aren’t allowed to take Indian currency outof the country. As per RBI’s rule passed in 2013; People can take upto ₹25,000without declaration. This is as per Foreign Exchange Management (Export andImport of Currency) Regulations, 2015. Q2 What isthe geekiest joke? A2 RamakrishnanParthasarathy, Lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11y I'm not sure if this one's mentioned: An engineer, a physicist and a mathematician arestanding in a field – each one is given equal amounts of fencing and told toaccommodate in as many sheep as possible. The engineer builds a strong square shaped sheep pen;the physicist builds a circular pen and claims that his pen would hold the mostsheep. The mathematician builds another circular fence; he then sits inside hisfence and says, “I declare that I am outside this fence.” Q3 What isthe moral of a person saving a snake from fire? A3 DashaTaran,2h A man saw a snake being burned to death and decidedto take it out of the fire. Whenhe did, the snake bit him causing excruciating pain. The man dropped thesnake, and the reptile fell right back into the fire.So, the man looked aroundand found a metal pole and used it to take the snake out of the fire, saving its life. Someone who was watching approached the man and said:“That snake bit you. Why areyou still trying to save it?” The man replied: “The nature of the snake is to bite,but that's not going to change mynature, which is to help.” Do not change your nature simply because someoneharms you. Do not lose your good heart, but learn to take precautions. Q4 What isthe craziest thing a human being has survived? A4 Jean-MarieValheur, part of the human race Jan 3 In 1947, seventeenyear old Willie Francis was executed by electric chair in America. He did not die, however,instead screaming: “Take it off! Take it off! Let me breathe!” when the hoodwas placed on him and the current turned on. Willie Francis’initial confession to the murder that placed him on the chair was dubious, to say the least. Theteenager was reported to have confessed to the crime of shooting a grocer.Later, he recanted the confession. His initial confession had been in writtenform: "It was a secret about me and him." This was believed to referto something the victim had done to him — rumors around town were, the man hadmolested Francis and other young local youths. Regardless of the circumstances of the crime and thebotched execution attempt,caused by a drunk guard improperly setting up the chair… Willie Francis’appeal was denied. He was executed the following year, aged 18. Q5 Do youknow a joke about a chicken farmer? A5 AndrasLu,Dec 15 A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to awoman and ordered a glass of champagne. The woman perked up and said, “How about that? I justordered a glass of champagne, too!” “What acoincidence,” the farmer said. “This is a special day for me; I amcelebrating.” “This is a special day for me too, I am alsocelebrating,” said the woman. “What acoincidence!” said the farmer. As they clinked glasses, he added, “What are youcelebrating?” “My husband and I have been trying to have a childsince years, and today my gynecologisttold me that I am pregnant!” “What acoincidence!” said the man. “I’m a chicken farmer, and for years all of my henswere infertile, but now they are all laying fertilized eggs.” “That’s great!” said the woman, “How did yourchickens become fertile?” “I used adifferent rooster,” he replied. The woman smiled, clinked his glass and said, “What a coincidence!” -- 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/2068445623.1842884.1709302601495%40mail.yahoo.com.
