Trivia about the world you don’t know (4) Magical India

The Republic of India (Hindi: ; English: Republic of India), commonly known as India (Hindi: ; English: India), is located between 10 N-30 N, the South Asian subcontinent largest country. It borders China, Nepal, and Bhutan in the northeast, Bangladesh is sandwiched in the northeast, Myanmar is adjacent to the east, Sri Lanka is across the sea in the southeast, and Pakistan borders Pakistan in the northwest. It borders the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west, with a coastline of 5,560 kilometers. India is the second most populous country in the world and has rich cultural heritage and tourism resources. India is one of the BRICS countries today and one of the fastest growing countries in the world.

1. The divorce rate in India is very low, only about 1%, which is one of the countries with the lowest divorce rate in the world.

2. In India, policemen with mustaches earn more than policemen without beards, because most of the people with beards are Sikhs. Although they only account for 2% of the Indian population, But he is a high-caste noble!

3. The Ganges River in India is one of the birthplaces of Indian civilization and the holy river of Hinduism. Some Indian businessmen filter the Ganges River water and then fill it into bottles for sale. The price is about 5 yuan/ The bottles are said to have been snapped up by locals. I really don’t know what the people who bought them were thinking!

4. According to surveys, more than 50% of Indians have the habit of using toilets in the open air, because many Indians are very superstitious. They believe that having a toilet at home is unlucky and will bring bad luck. Good luck.

5. India once issued a 0-yuan banknote, which was printed and issued by the Indian NGO "Fifth Pillar" to protest against serious corruption problems in the country.

6. India is the world's largest mango producer and exporter. India's annual mango output accounts for more than 45% of the world's total output.

7. In India, cattle are like gods. Not only can they roam the streets freely, but they are also highly respected by the locals. However, this is only true for zebu cattle with peaks on their necks. Buffaloes do not enjoy this treatment. Therefore, as the world's largest beef exporter, the beef exported by India is all buffalo meat.

8. You can’t buy beef burgers in fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s or KFC in India, but cow urine drinks are very popular among the Indian public.

9. In Indian cosmetics stores, whitening products are the absolute top seller, because almost every Indian has a natural paranoia about skin whitening.

10. In India, whiter skin means higher rank and more respect. High-caste Indians are all white, while indigenous peoples all have dark-brown skin.

11. The Indian brainwashing song "Tunak Tunak Tun" is translated into Chinese as "Winter in the Northeast", and "I Played with Mud in the Northeast" is actually a spoof video by netizens.

12. It is said that India’s first rocket was transported by bicycle, and the first artificial satellite was transported by ox cart. It is simply incredible in Madrid!

13. There are 17 languages ??printed on the Indian rupee banknotes, English and Hindi are on the front, and 15 other Indian languages ??are printed on the back, which is quite considerate.

14. If an Indian woman wears silver bells on her feet or wears nose ornaments, it means she is a married woman. Especially nose ornaments were originally introduced to India from Arab countries. They were originally People tie animal ropes through the nostrils of animals to express their absolute ownership of the animals. Unexpectedly, Indian men took full advantage of it.

15. There is also a popular thing in India called "auspicious moles", which are said to not only beautify but also ward off evil spirits. Even amazing women like Sonia Gandhi ordered one on their wedding day. An auspicious mole.

16. India also has a Great Wall that was built in the 15th century. Although it is only 36 kilometers long, it took nearly 100 years to build. Moreover, Indian experts stubbornly believe that the Great Wall of China built in the Ming Dynasty was longer than that of India. The Great Wall was built about 100 years later, and the Qin Great Wall was very dilapidated, so the Indian Great Wall was even more spectacular.

17. Electricians in India are a high-risk profession, because a person who is not careful can easily be taken away by the god of death. For this reason, India has also opened a special electrician training course, but the powerful Indian electricians believe that as long as the neutral line is distinguished And fire line, just prepare a ladder!

18. It is said that the cow is the mount of the Hindu god Shiva, and he rides the cow to patrol the world every day, so the Indian cow never hides from people, and the serious traffic jams in India are actually not caused by it most of the time. There are many cars because the Indian sacred cow is resting in the middle of the road!

19. It is said that in order to solve the problem of the elderly care of Indian sacred cows, the Indian government has also set up a sacred cow nursing home, with dedicated personnel responsible for raising and caring for them, so that these sacred cows can spend their old age peacefully until they die of old age!

20. A popular snack on the streets of India is the roasted betel leaf, which is made by spreading various traditional spices on the betel leaf, adding various sugars, cherries, and saffron, and then squeezing Add some honey and dried fruit jam, then light the flame directly and pop it into your mouth quickly. It is very delicious, clean and hygienic!

21. In Hindi, Chinese means white sugar, because the Chinese invented the soil pouring method to make white sugar. It is similar to the English name China, which actually means porcelain.

22. The ancient Indians attached great importance to appearance. It is said that the Kataioi people in the upper reaches of the Indus River chose the person with the best appearance to be their king, and newborn babies were judged by the public after they were two months old. , evaluate whether the appearance meets legal standards, and use this to decide whether you should continue to live!

23. The world's earliest plastic surgery occurred in India more than 2,000 years ago, and was described in detail in the ancient Indian medical classic "The Collection of Wonderful Stories."

24. Arabic numerals were actually invented by Indians, and the appearance of 0 was a great creation in the history of mathematics. Around 700 AD, the Arabs introduced it to Europe, and so we have it now Arabic numerals.

25. The Indus River is the mother river of Indians. However, the embarrassing thing is that the Indus River is in today’s Pakistan.

26. India was not originally a subcontinental country. In the age of dinosaurs 100 million years ago, India was actually an island. After more than 50 million years of drift, it reached its current position, and is now in the same territory as Asia. The process of plate collision also led to the birth of the Himalayas!

27. Ancient India and present-day India are actually not the same region. Ancient India included India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Around 1500 BC, the Aryans established the caste system and the rise of Brahmanism formed what is now India.

28. India is also a troubled nation. India has been conquered more than a dozen times in history, and the past is equally unbearable to look back on.

29. In India, when you marry a daughter, you need to give the man a large amount of betrothal gift, and the more gold jewelry you wear when getting married, the higher your status will be in the man’s family in the future. Therefore, marrying a wife in India is considered A kind of investment and entrepreneurship!

30. India’s caste system does not apply to all Indians. Only Indians who believe in Hinduism are divided into castes, and different castes cannot intermarry. Therefore, Indian citizens established a human rights organization called Love Commando. , which specializes in providing legal support for inter-caste relationships.

31. The Bombay blood type discovered in India in 1952 is a blood type with a probability of only 0.0004% in the world.

32. India has six seasons in a year. In addition to spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are also monsoon season and pre-winter season. Pre-winter season is the most suitable season for traveling to India, although we don’t use it. Yes, but I still have to mention it!

33. India is the world's largest milk producer, accounting for 16% of global production, followed by the United States, China, Pakistan and Brazil. Is it strange that Australia and New Zealand are not included?

34. The rice in India is generally very long, and all the ingredients can be made into paste. It is said that the taste and texture of the prepared meals will be surprisingly good if stirred with your right hand!

35. It is said that India had been preparing for a super aircraft carrier manufacturing plan for 12 years. Just before it was about to be completed, it exploded due to a biogas leak. The Indian people collectively protested and demanded a thorough investigation. The results were verified by Indian experts After some inspection, it was found that the biogas was caused by the fermentation of feces. The explosion occurred because the 200 tons of feces in the aircraft carrier were forgotten to be cleaned!

36. There is a weird folk magic in India called the Babel Rope. The performer puts a thick hemp rope into a frame. As the flute sounds, the rope in the frame seems to be filled with hormones. It usually stretches slowly towards the sky, and the originally soft rope becomes extremely hard!

37. It is said that when Europeans and Americans buy insurance, most of the time the insurance company will arrange for them to go to India for medical treatment because India has low medical costs and good medical facilities. However, it was not until this epidemic broke out that Europeans and Americans discovered that the original insurance company Such a trap!

38. When going to India, beware of scammers, especially those who drive tuk-tuks.

39. In the history of India, neither the Mauryan Dynasty nor the Mughal Empire completed the unification of India. It was the British who truly completed the unification of India, and the first person to hold the title of Indian Emperor was Queen Victoria!

40. India’s famous Delhi Gate divides Delhi into two parts: Old Delhi and New Delhi. One end of the gate is New Delhi, the wealthy and peaceful upper class, while the other end of the gate is Old Delhi, the slums of India. . Life there is simply unbearable!

41. There is a particularly strange profession in India called water seekers. They shake coconut shells while chanting something. If the coconut shells stand up, it means there is water here.

42. The caste system in India is divided into four levels: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra. Among them, Sudra is considered the lowest caste, and the Brahmin at the head of the caste is It is because of the innate nobility. No matter how rich you are, as long as you are a low-caste person, you have to wait until the upper-caste person finishes eating!

43. Every July, Indian women who cannot get pregnant come to a temple in Andhra Pradesh, lie down on the ground in a row, and compete to be the first to be treated by men dressed as gods. It is said that the more you are stepped on, the easier it is to get pregnant!

44. In India, you can use fire to give your guests a haircut, and it is said to be a superb technique.

45. It is said that Indian law allows people to marry dogs because Indians believe that the bride can transfer the misfortune of life to her partner, so many Indian girls around the age of 18 will marry dogs. A wedding to ward off bad luck, but this does not mean that they really married a dog. They will still have a normal marriage with a normal person, but the dog will also become a member of their family. Is this what we often call the scapegoat?

46. It is said that toilets in India do not distinguish between men and women, because in India in the past, women had a humble status, and toilets in public places were generally only for men. However, with the rise of feminism, Nowadays, Indian women have adopted the slogan "Don't get married without a toilet," so in India, toilets have become an item of dowry.

47. Rogan art is a form of hand-painting in India with a history of more than 400 years. Half of the painting is completed freehand, and then the canvas is folded in half before drying to create a mirror image of the other half. To complete a painting, it can take as little as five days or as many as two years!

48. Neha Dalvi, who was born in Pakistan, is the most beautiful woman in India. She is considered to be India’s Brazilian supermodel Alessandro Ambrosio, and even surpasses Aishwarya Rai in the limelight!

49. In Bikaner, India, there is a rat temple. Here, the rat that everyone shouts about is the absolute protagonist. Not only is it supported, but he also has to ensure that the rat has enough food and clothing without food or drink!

50. Since the establishment of the United Nations, India has submitted applications for membership in the five permanent members five times. The result was that every time it was blocked with a sword, it was rejected five times by the five permanent members of the Security Council.