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Shocked to see torn jeans, garbage bags, and dirty worn-out sneakers as latest fashion & being sold  for lakhs and lakhs of money?
Well...see this now.
A Potato Sack Palazzo Being Sold For ₹60,000 In Mumbai In The Name Of ‘Fashion’
If you look closely, you’ll also find the quintessential blue-ink details that are often seen in sacks like these !!!!

BEFORE SLEEPING KNOW THIS...
PNC Menon who left India with just Rs. 50 in his pocket, through sheer hard work & determination is now worth 10,000cr plus.
He is the former founder and chairman of Shobha Limited
He has dedicated
50% of his wealth to charity
donating 1,000 homes
& healthcare to over 2.5 lakh patients
A true Diamond 💎 out of earth's crest

*Digital piracy in the entertainment business is estimated at ₹224 bn, with a loss of GST to the tune of ₹43 bn.*

Major consumers of pirated content are 19-34 year olds.

Check out the Top 3 reasons. (FE)

*80 more bomb threats?? That makes it 250 in the past 11 days!*

Is this some kind of joke?

Or is someone systematically luring us into complacency so that we treat the real one as a fake, Cry Wolf?

Also, is any random call or tweet treated as a threat? (Mint)

21% 🚀
💥Elon Musk makes $26 billion today ALONE as Tesla stock, $TSLA, officially posts its largest daily gain since 2011.

Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world with a
$270 billion net worth.

❌He has a $58 billion lead on #2 on the list.

BEFORE SLEEPING KNOW THIS...
15 year old Arnav Daga from Kolkata spent 41 days to create 4 Iconic Buildings,
Salt Lake Stadium,
St.Paul's cathedral,
Writers Building,
Shaheed Minar
He used 1,43,00 playing cards for this 40feet long, 11 feet high and 16.8 feet wide buidling project!!
#bharatkeasliveer

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2 women found themselves lost
on the Dubai-Hatta Road,
lost in the desert, opened the Uber App , a camel option popped up!
The Uber driver soon arrived complete with the saddle.
And the cost? A mere AED 50.61 (around Rs 1,144) for a ride through the sandy expanse—what a bargain!

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Surveys & Records have concluded that Soan papdi is the MOST GIFTED Sweet during the Mega Diwali Gifting Season.
The light and flaky sweet that originated in UP & Rajasthan is often sold by street vendors and is a childhood memory for many. 

Photo from Srikanth Matrubai

*Bengaluru folks... If you want to check the amount of encroachment or contamination of lakes, head over to the Bangalore Lake Information System portal* created by the IISc. (NIE)

BEFORE SLEEPING KNOW THIS..
Czech influencer Kamil Bartoshek invited fans to crack a puzzle to get $1 million prize money.
When no one was able to solve it, he invited all the participants and dropped the $1 million cash prize from the air for them to pick up!!

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80 year old Bakula Ben Patel from Surat, Gujarat had fear of water since childhood.
But determined, she began swimming at age of 58.
And since then, she has won over
500 medals,
swum in major oceans,
taught 400 people to swim
Btw, at age 75, she debuted as a Bharatnatyam dancer!
She is proving that age is just a number

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Chinese Millionaire named "Sunwear" was unhappy with the services at the Bank of Shangha.
Angry he withdrew 5 million renminbi (%7,83,000) (6,52,00,000Indian Rupee) from his account& made the staff count the cash by hand.
It took the bank staff 2 hours to finish the counting.
The man said he will come back again and withdraw the same amount daily till the balance becomes ZERO
#NeverArgue

BEFORE SLEEPING KNOW THIS..
If you are travelling to Indonesia, remember you cannot take your APPLE iphone16!
Yes.
Its illegal to carry iPhone16 as these phones lack IMEI certification for use in Indonesia.

*Total Imports from China were up 11% to $47 bn in the period Apr-Aug.*

See what's making up these imports. (TOI)