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1. India produces 1000 varieties of mangoes! Each of these varieties is named after colours, places, shapes, tastes, flavours, precious stones and even royalty.
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2. India experiences 6 seasons in a year. Summer monsoon, summer, winter monsoon, winter, autumn and spring.
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3. India has most number of mosques in the world. India has around 400000 mosques, more than the number of mosques in Islamic countries taken together.
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4. Cotton was first grown, spun and woven in India. Mughals referred to the fabric as 'cloth of running water' or 'morning dew'.
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5. Snakes and ladders was known as 'Mokshapat'. Saint Gyandev invented the board game 'Snakes and Ladders' in the 13th century. He called it 'Mokshapat', in which the ladders represented virtues and snakes symbolized vices.
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6. There is no land between Somnath Shiva temple and the south pole. The "Abadhit Samudra Marg", Tirsthambh (Arrow) indicates the unobstructed sea route to the South Pole.
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7. World's first university was established in India. Takshila University, established in 700 BC, taught about 60 subjects to more than 10,000 students from all over the world! (Now in Pakistan)
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8. Diamonds were first discovered in India. It was the only source of diamonds for the world until 1896. Now you know why the British got here.
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9. Rameshwaram Temple has the longest corridor in the world. The corridor is 4000 feet in length with 985 richly carved pillars on both sides.
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10. There is a crater in the moon named after Aryabhatta. The famous mathematician, who invented zero, also has his name on the first satellite launched by India.
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