Bats: The Incredible Flying Mammals and Many More You May Not Know

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1. The Prevalence of Lactose Intolerance

  • Lactose intolerance is common in people 
  • It means people can't digest milk products but the fact is that
  • 65% of people worldwide have this problem lactose is hard for many to absorb
  • Milk digestion issues start after infancy. Switching from breast milk to animal milk causes problems
  • 65 out of 100 people struggle with milk digestion
  • Lactose absorption is difficult for most people

2. The Science Behind Wearing Payal (Anklets)

  • Payal (anklets) have scientific benefits
  • Acupressure is one payal benefit. Wearing anklets increases blood circulation
  • Sound therapy is another advantage of payal. Payal's jingling may have therapeutic effects
  • Historically, payal offered protection the sound of anklets scared away insects
  • Insects perceived the sound as a incoming threat payal acted as a natural insect repellent

3. Essential Emergency Numbers

  • Emergency numbers are crucial for public safety
  • Many people don't know important helpline numbers
    • Police:  100
    • Fire Service:  101 
    • Ambulance:  102 
    • Disaster:  108 
    • Women Helpline:  1091 
    • Road Emergency:  1073 
  • Knowing these emergency numbers can save lives

4. The World's Largest Libraries

  • World's largest libraries ranked British Library is the biggest globally
  • It's located in the United Kingdom
  • British Library has 200 million books
  • Library of Congress is second largest it's also in the United States
  • Library of Congress holds 170 million books
  • Shanghai Library ranks third it's situated in China
  • Shanghai Library contains 50 million books

5. The Unique Flying Mammal: Bats

  • Mammals are a type of animal. Mammary glands define mammals in which mammals feed their young with milk
  • Bats are the only flying mammals no other mammals can truly fly
  • Mammary glands produce milk
  • Bats combine flight and milk-feeding
  • Flying and mammary glands rarely mix in nature

6. Strange GST Rates in India

  • India has different GST rates for vehicles. Bikes, cars, scooters taxed at 28% GST
  • Luxury transport has lower GST like Helicopters, airplanes, ships taxed at 5% GST
  • This tax difference is unusual
  • Two-wheelers under 350cc pay 28% GST and motorcycles above 350cc face extra tax
  • Larger bikes pay 31% total (28% GST + 3% cess)
  • Royal Enfield pricing reflects this tax structure

7. Diagnosing Diseases Through Saliva

  • Saliva is a powerful diagnostic tool, Doctors can detect 70% of diseases using saliva
  • Saliva diagnosis is a medical advancement
  • It can identify various health conditions like Infections can be detected through saliva and Autoimmune diseases show in saliva tests and Metabolic disorders are visible in saliva
  • Even cancer can be diagnosed using saliva
  • Saliva testing is non-invasive and this technique avoids needles or blood draws

8. The Unknown Food Effect: A Tragic Story

  • Sam Ballard's story is a tragic food safety lesson
  • He was an Australian man. One day he was drinking with his friends and his friends challenged him to eat a slug
  • He accepted the challenge while drinking and Ballard felt weak the day after eating the slug
  • He soon became paralyzed
  • Ballard lived with paralysis for eight years and he died in 2018 at age 28

9. The Most Handsome Gorilla in the World

  • Shabani is a famous gorilla he's known as the world's most handsome gorilla
  • Shabani lives in a Japan zoo
  • He was born in the Netherlands
  • Shabani grew up in Australia and now he's a wildlife attraction in Japan
  • Many people visit to see Shabani but he's especially popular with women

10. Tsunami Evacuation Pods in Japan

  • Japan offers Tsunami Evacuation Pods
  • These are special safety pods. Pods designed for tsunami protection
  • Pods can float on water
  • They have oxygen facilities inside
  • Designed to keep people safe during disasters
  • Pods are emergency equipment and they offer a secure environment which is helpful during natural disasters

11. World's Largest Lift Installed in Mumbai

  • World's largest passenger elevator is in Mumbai
  • It's located at Jio World Centre
  • Kone installed this massive lift
  • The elevator can carry about 200 people at once
  • It's an engineering marvel
  • Kone elevator sets a new world record

12. The Most Active Muscle in the Human Body
  • Eye muscles are incredibly active
  • They're the most used muscles in human anatomy
  • Eye muscles work about 100,000 times daily
  • Our eyes are constantly moving
  • Eye muscles rarely rest while awake

13. The Incredible Strength of Human Bones
  • Human bones are extremely strong
  • Bone strength is a remarkable science fact
  • A cubic inch of bone is very strong
  • It can withstand about 8,000 kgs of weight
  • Bones are stronger than concrete
  • Human skeleton is four times stronger than cement

14. Kim Peek: The Real-Life Rain Man
  • Kim Peek was an American man with unique abilities
  • He had extraordinary memory power
  • Peek could read two pages at once
  • He used one eye for each page
  • His left eye read the left page and right eye read the right page
  • This dual reading ability was remarkable
  • Peek is known as the real-life Rain Man

15. The Unbelievable Donations of Jamsetji Tata
  • Jamsetji Tata was an exceptional philanthropist
  • He holds the record for most generous donor
  • Tata donated $102.4 billion in total
  • His donations focused on education and healthcare
  • He is the founder of the Tata Group
  • Education funding was a key priority for Tata
  • He also made significant healthcare donations
  • His legacy includes both business and charity