Funny facts about India

Funny facts about India:

• There where no plastic bags in India before 1985
• Over 1000 elephants were used during the construction of the Taj Mahal
• The mobile users of India grows every month with about 2.5 million people
• There are over 1500 software companies in Bangalore India
• The first reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra India
• The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia
• The word mongoose comes from India
• In India, Dutta Samant led a year-long strike in 1982 involved about 200000 workers
• Rusi Surti is the only Indian test cricketer to played Sheffield Shield cricket in Australia
• The airline company Air Deccan was the first low-cost flight company in India
• About 50% of the residents in India are under 25 years old
• The highest cricket ground in the world is Chail in Himachal Pradesh, India
• Indian Railways transport about five billion passengers annually
• The longest station name on the Indian Railways is Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta
• Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, about 1.6 million people
• The distance learning University IGNOU in India is short for Indira Gandhi National Open University
• The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in 800 BC, India
• The world's first known University was established in Takshashila, India in 700BC
• The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India
• India is the world's largest mango producer
• Calcutta is the only place in the world where you still can travel by riksha pulled by humans
• India has more post offices than any other country
• Hockey is the National Game of India
• The Taj Mahal was in the 1830's scheduled to be torn down
• In India nearly 1200 species of birds can be found
• Taj Mahal in India is a gift of love
• India produces more movies than any other country in the world and Bollywood is the largest film industry in the world
• Indians go out to the cinema about 3 billion times a year
• India has about 800 dialects and 15 major Languages
• Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry comes from India
• India has health laughing clubs where people get together and laugh
• India is the largest tea producer in the world
• In Takshashila, 700BC, the first university was established
• The biggest ant in India is about an inch
• India used sugar before any other country
• 4 major religions has India as birthplace Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism
• India buys more gold than any other country
• Curry powder gets its yellow color from a spice, turmeric
• The number system and decimal system was invented in India
• India is said to be the largest democracy in the world
• India is also known as Hindustan or Bharat by natives
• Before 1896 India was the only diamonds producing country in the world
• Films made in Bollywood are often seen by people in South Africa
• India is home to about 200 million cows
• India is the world's number one producer of vegetarian cheese
• The first bathrooms is said to have been built in India about 4500 years ago
• India is home to about 1200 species of birds
• India is the second most populated country in the world
• Shampoo is derived word from Hindi
• Taj Mahal is made entirely out of marble