Close to 3 billion movie tickets are sold in India every year.
Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.
India is the world's largest consumer of gold.
India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body.
Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but were invented in India by the Hindus.
In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.
The largest school in the world is City Montessori School in India and has over 25,000 students in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to college.
India has the most post offices in the world.
Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60.
Barbie's boyfriend Ken was not sold in India until recently because it clashed with the traditional arranged marriage.
Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.
From 1526 to 1707, the first six Mogul emperors of India ruled in unbroken succession from father to son.
No comments:
Post a Comment