CULTURAL QA 05-2024-03 All theBELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 03-05-2024.
Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers ..Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 03-05-2024 Q1 WHATARE SOME UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT RAMAYAN AND MAHABHARATH? A1 Uma Krishnaprasad Varma, MEDICAL Doctor5y Sulochana wife of Meghnad praises Urmila: whenMeghnad was killed by lakshman, his wife Naagkanya Sulochana goes to theWarfield to receive his dead body. When she meets lakshman, she greets him& says “ Never even in your dream think that you killed Meghnad. It's notyour victory but your wife urmila's victory. If not urmila has sacrificed hersleep & rights of her as a wife of lakshman for the past 14 years, youwould have never be able to kill Meghnad.” Vidhursmother Parashrami was the maid of Queen Ambika: Parashrami was initially thelady in waiting of Satyavati, then she became lady in waiting of Ambika. WhenAmbika was asked to undergo niyoga with sage vyasa for the second time for ahealthy baby, Ambika manages to sent her maid Parashrami instead of her. Shegives birth to vidhur. Vidhur was given all facilities of a prince. He waspersonally trained by Bhishma. Satyavati was very affectionate to vidhur.Satyavati released Parashrami from her slavery. Parashrami was given a smallpalace and other luxuries too. Hanumantests Ram sita's love: During ashwamedha Yagna, Ram builds a golden statue ofSita for the completion of Yagna. Hanuman was upset with the fact that Ramdidn't bring back Sita. Seeing his disappointment Shiva says to him that Ram& Sita are one soul in two bodies, distance doesn't matter they are alwaystogether. If you want to know it then test them. Hanuman goes to sage valmikiashram & requests Sita devi to give him some food as he is hungry. Hanumanate everything available there and even the entire groceries got finished bycooking for hanuman but he was still hungry. Sita gets worried & meditateslord Ram. Ram advises Sita to give hanuman tulsi leaves. Tulsi leaves subsideshanuman's hunger. Hanuman understands ram sita's love. Kunti's mother was a Nagakanya. Kunti's realname was Pritha. She was the biological daughter of yadhava king Shursen &Nagkanya Marisha (who was the daugther of serpent king Aryaka). Shursen hadpromised his friend Kuntibhoj that he will give his first child to him inadoption as Kuntibhoj was childless. Hanuman'stail was Devi Parvati: Hanuman was Shiva's reincarnation. Every time Shivatakes birth on earth, Parvati too takes a form to accompany him. Since hanumanwill be a celibate Parvati became his tail where lied his powers. Amba was thecursed wife of Vasu Dyous: Everyone knows the curse of 8 vasus for steelingVashistha's cow Nandini for Dyous wife Vaarangi. Dyous was born as bheeshm dueto the curse of Vashisht. Vashisht cursed Dyous wife Vaarangi too for demandingher husband to steal a cow. Vaarangi was cursed to take birth in earth tobecome the cause of death of human form of Dyous that is Bheeshma. Q2 WHATFACTS ABOUT ANIMALS DO YOU KNOW THAT WILL SURPRISE ME? A2 Nathaniel Rice,Bi, animal researcher& amateur wildlife historian3y You guysknow zebras, right? Africa’sfamous titans of terror are well-known, among other things, for being ratherfeisty and quite aggressive, quickly becoming a dangerous opponent armed with immensestrength and a powerful bite. *crack* But there’sa soft spot to zebras, yknow what that is? Zebras areunable to sleep by themselves! They need at least one other zebra by their sideto have a good night’s sleep. This islikely an adaptation to stave off any nocturnal nastiest prowling the Africanplains when the sun goes down - with more zebras sleeping together, the chancesof survival increase since one may hear an approaching predator and warn theothers. So, ineffect, they’re scared of the dark as much as we are. Isn’t that sweet? Q3 INHUMAN EVOLUTION, WHAT WAS OUR DIET LIKE WHEN WE FIRST APPEARED? A3 Silk Road, Studied at Generative PreTraining Jan 21 The firstthing you need to know is that there is no single answer to this question. Humanevolution is not a linear process, but a branching one. Differentpopulations of humans evolved in different ways, depending on where they lived,what resources they had, and what challenges they faced. So, when wetalk about the diet of the first humans, we have to specify which humans wemean. One way todo that is to look at the oldest fossils of our species, Homo sapiens. Thesefossils date back to about 300,000 years ago, and they are found mostly inAfrica. They showthat these early humans had a lot in common with us: they had large brains,complex tools, and symbolic culture. But theyalso had some differences: they were shorter, more robust, and had morepronounced brow ridges and jaws. Thesefeatures suggest that they had a diet that was more varied and more challengingthan ours. Theyprobably ate a lot of meat, especially from large animals like elephants andrhinos. They alsoate plants, nuts, fruits, and tubers, but they had to process them more than wedo. They usedfire, stone tools, and teeth to break down tough fibers and extract nutrients. They alsohad to deal with parasites, diseases, and toxins that came with their food. So, the dietof the first humans was not easy or simple. It was a trade-off between benefitsand costs, between energy and risk. It was adiet that shaped their bodies and minds, and made them who they were. Q4 WHATWAS THE INTERESTING REASON TO KEEP THE LETTER BOX FULL BY THE ELDERLY MAN? A4 Chauhan Babu Nath, Apr 15 The letterbox of one of the houses where I deliver newspapers was completely full thatday, so I knocked on the door of that house. The owner ofthat house, an elderly man Mr. Banerjee, opened the door slowly. I asked,"Sir, why is your letter box full like this?" He replied,"I did this on purpose." Then he smiled and continued by saying to me"I want you to deliver the newspaper to me every day. Please knock on thedoor or ring the bell and hand over the newspaper to me personally." I asked withsurprise, "If you say so, I will knock on your door, but won't it be aninconvenience and a waste of time for both of us?"He said, "You areright... still I want you to do this, I will give you extra Rs 500/- everymonth as door knocking charges." With apleading expression, he said, "If there ever comes a day when you knock onthe door and get no response from me, please call the police!" I wasshocked to hear what he said and asked, "Why sir?" He replied,"My wife has passed away, my son lives abroad, and I live here alone. Whoknows, when will my time come?" At thatmoment, I felt a stirring within me as I looked at the tears welling up in theeyes of that old man. He added,"I don't read newspapers; I pick up newspapers to hear a door knock or adoorbell ring. With the intention of seeing a familiar face and exchangingsomething!" He foldedhis hands and said, "Young man, please do me a favor! This is my son'sforeign phone number. If some day you knock on the door and I don't answer,please call my son and inform him about this. " This is thebitterest truth of today's times Q5 WHATIS THE FUNNIEST JOKE YOU'VE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU STILL THINK ABOUT TO THIS DAY? A5 Allan Muise,21h A drunkcomes into a bank, approaches a lady teller, and shouts “I WANNA OPEN A GODDAMSAVINGS ACCOUNT!” The ladyanswers “Excuse me?” The drunkrepeats “I SAID I WANNA OPEN A GODDAM SAVINGS ACCOUNT!” The ladyreplies “Sir, we don’t use that type of language here.” The drunkreplies “NOW SHUTUP YOU BITCH AND OPEN MY ACCOUNT!” The ladygets the manager, who approaches the drunk, and very politely asks “Is there aproblem here?” The drunkstorms “YA, I’LL SAY THERE’S A PROBLEM! I JUST WON 4.3 MILLION IN THE STATELOTTERY, AND I WANNA OPEN A GODDAM SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AND THAT BITCH WON’T LET MEDO IT!” The manageranswers “Well, I don’t know what’s wrong with the bitch.” -- 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/758405544.4217417.1714743612183%40mail.yahoo.com.
