25 Interesting Facts On India That You Had No Idea About

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  1. A floating post office
  2. Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space
  3. The wettest inhabited place in the world
  4. Bandra Worli Sealink has steel wires equal to the earth's circumference
  5. The highest cricket ground in the world
  6. Shampooing is an Indian concept
  7. The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all World Cups
  8. Water on the moon was discovered by India
  9. Science day in Switzerland is dedicated to Ex-Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam
  10. India's first President only took 50% of his salary
  11. The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle
  12. India has a spa just for elephants
  13. India is the world's second-largest English speaking country
  14. Largest number of vegetarians in the world
  15. The world's largest producer of milk
  16. The first country to consume sugar
  17. The human calculator
  18. Rabindranath Tagore also wrote the national anthem for Bangladesh
  19. Dhyan Chand was offered German citizenship
  20. Freddie Mercury and Ben Kingsley are both of Indian descent
  21. Astronaut Rakesh Sharma said India looks saare jahaan se achcha from space
  22. Havell's is purely an Indian brand & named after its first owner
  23. Diamonds were first mined in India
  24. A special polling station is set up for a lone voter in the middle of Gir Forest
  25. Snakes and Ladders originated in India
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