1) The greate TAJ MAHAL
The great Taj Mahal is in India which is among in the 7 wonders of the world. It is a symbol of love, completed in AD 1648. It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
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2) Having the largest number of vegetarians in the world
Don't know why, because of religious reasons or personal choices or both 30-45% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the world's vegetarian-friendly country.
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3) The human calculator of the world
Shakuntala Devi was given this title after she demonstrated the calculation of two 13 digit numbers:
7,686,369,774,870 × 2,465,099,745,779, which were picked randomly. She able to answer it correctly within only 28 second.
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4) The world's largest producer of milk
India recently overtook the European Union with production reaching over 132.4m tonnes in 2014.
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5) Shampooing is an Indian concept
Shampoo was invented in ancient India but not the commercial liduid but the method by use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu which means to massage.
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6) Now India is the world's second-largest English speaking country
India is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which only 10% of India's population. This is expected to grow by quite a margin in the coming years.
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7) Diamonds were first mined in India
Initially, diamonds were only found in the alluvial deposits in Guntur and Krishna District of the Krishna River Delta. Until diamonds were found in Brazil during the 18th century, India led the world in diamond production.
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8) Kumbh mela gathering visible from space
The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million prilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
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9) The wettest place on Earth
Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji, also a part of Meghalaya holds the record for the most rainfall in the calender year of 1861.
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10) India has a spa just for elephants
Elephants receive baths, massages and even food at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala. Now that's a BIG step for the country.
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( This post is written with the help of informations collected from internet)
(These are only few facts which are picked randomly. There are a lot more)
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