^ Chess was invented in India.
^ India has the most post offices in the world.
^ 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
^ The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
^ Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
^ A snail can sleep for 3 years.
^ The names of the continents all end with the Same letter with which they Start.
^ Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
^ A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a Cat (meow).
^ The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'
^ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
^ Ants don't sleep.
^ The place 'value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
^ Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time
^ A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time
^ Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".
^ Cockroach can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
^ The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.
^ Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.
^ The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along.
^ The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.
^ Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.
^ Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
^ The game of snakes & ladders was created in the 13th century by poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.
^ India has the most post offices in the world.
^ 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.
^ The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
^ Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world.
^ A snail can sleep for 3 years.
^ The names of the continents all end with the Same letter with which they Start.
^ Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
^ A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a Cat (meow).
^ The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'
^ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
^ Ants don't sleep.
^ The place 'value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
^ Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time
^ A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time
^ Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".
^ Cockroach can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
^ The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.
^ Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.
^ The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People walked it along.
^ The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two different directions at the same time.
^ Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using their sense of echolocation.
^ Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
^ The game of snakes & ladders was created in the 13th century by poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices.
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