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Himalayan Salt

Most Himalayan Pink Salt Does Not Come from the Himalayas. The Salt is Mined from Punjab, Pakistan.

Pink Himalayan salt has a similar chemical composition to table salt. It has a sodium chloride content of up to 98 percent. The remaining salt comprises trace minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. This is what gives the salt its light pink color. But did you know most of the Himalayan Pink Salt we consume […]

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Washing Hands using Toilet

Toilet Paper Isn’t Commonly Used in India. Instead, Indians Consider It More Hygienic to Splash Yourself with Water Using Your Bare Hands for Cleaning Up.

Understanding how Indians clean their bottoms necessitates a closer look at Indian culture. It requires an examination of the Indian concept of purity and pollution. This analysis reveals how the culture views cleanliness, differs from the West and governs hundreds of millions of people’s daily rituals. But did you know Indians, like most Asians, prefer

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The Bodhi Fig Tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is the Oldest Tree on Earth. It was Planted in 288 BC by an Indian Princess.

We all know that trees can live for a very long time. It’s no surprise that they live longer than humans and possibly most other animals on the planet. Trees can live for as little as 100 years or as long as a few thousand years, depending on the species. The oldest tree on Earth

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Indian Food

India is not a Vegetarian Country. Only 20 to 30% of Indians are Vegetarians, Majority of the Population are Meat-Eaters.

According to the 2011 Indian national census, India’s population was over 1.2 billion people, making it the world’s second-most populous country, accounting for 17.50% of the global population. The term Indian refers to nationality rather than ethnicity or language in India; the Indian nationality is made up of dozens of regional ethnolinguistic groups that reflect

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Yellow Headed Parrot

A Female Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot Escaped from Captivity in Germany in 1984. A Year Later, a Male Parrot Followed, and Those Two Have Established a Population of 60 Birds, Making Them the Biggest Wild Population of Parrots in Europe.

There are about 398 species of parrots known to man. While they are mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas, many of them are raised in captivity in colder regions. But did you know that the biggest group of parrots in Europe can be found in Stuttgart, Germany? A single yellow-headed Amazone escaped from captivity

A Female Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot Escaped from Captivity in Germany in 1984. A Year Later, a Male Parrot Followed, and Those Two Have Established a Population of 60 Birds, Making Them the Biggest Wild Population of Parrots in Europe. Read More »

Padman

Arunachalam Muruganantham is Known as the “Pad Man” For Manufacturing Affordable Menstrual Pads

A menstrual pad is worn by women while menstruating, bleeding after giving birth, recovering from gynecologic surgery, experiencing a miscarriage or abortion, or in any other situation where a flow of blood from the vaginal canal needs to be absorbed. In poverty-stricken areas, women are unable to afford this necessity. But someone devised a way

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Native American

Native Americans Played a Vital Role During World War II

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, including Hawaii and territories of the United States at times, and are limited to the mainland at others. There are 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States, with roughly half associated with

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Jeremy Wade

Why Did the River Monsters Series End?

River Monsters is a British and American wildlife documentary television program produced by Icon Films of Bristol, the UK for Animal Planet. It is hosted by extreme angler and biologist Jeremy Wade, who travels the world in search of the most terrifying freshwater and saltwater killers, looking for clues, eyewitnesses, and stories about people who

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