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BEFORE SLEEPING KNOW THIS...
There are only 2 HORIZONTAL waterfalls(yes, you read it right... indeed Horizontal) in the world, and bothof this unique natural phenomenon are located in Western Australia.
https://youtu.be/pbkO9y6iGNA
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In 1987 when a 737 taking off it hit ..... something.
The takeoff was aborted.
The crew checked the runway but we're shocked to find not a bird but a .... FISH
Yes the plane was hit by a FISH
The conclusion was the fish may have fall from a bird's mouth
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Laurence Kim Peek (the Real RAIN MAN) was the Only savant known to Science who could read 2 pages of a book simultaneously - EACH WITH 1 EYE!!!
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Kodinhi town in Malappurm,
Kerala has 350 pairs of Identical Twins in a population of 2000!!!,
earning the title of TWIN TOWN.
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31 year old Dhanya Ravi suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) which means her bones get fractured every week!
Even if she sneezes, a bone could get fractured.
She has had more than 400 fractures till now.
Highly motivated that Dhanya is, she is now a motivational speaker delievering talks in TEDx, colleges, events, youtube,etc and helps lots of NGOs
Thank God her tongue has no bones!
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In 2012, a Nepalese farmer named Mohammed Salmodin was bitten by a cobra, but Mohammed bit the cobra back.
The cobra DIED and he went about his daily business with no symptoms as if nothing had happened..
He finally agreed to go to the hospital after pressure from family, neighbors and police.
He was found to be not infected or poisoned !!
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The Taj Hotel, Mumbai was not always a Hotel !!

Briefly, During the World War 1 which was during 1914 to 1918, the Taj Hotel in Mumbai was turned into 600 bed HOSPITAL to treat Injured Victims !!
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ON 15th August 1947, to celebrate India's Freedom, Bengal based GD Pharma distributed 1 lakh tubes of BOROLINE (Antiseptic cream)
And amazingly this company GD Pharma has Not been Indebed to the Government for a SINGLE RUPEE in its history of 92 years !
#InspiringIndians #BharatKeVeer #HappyIndependenceMonth #IndiaIsGreat #DontRetireRich
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CHAU SMITH of US ran 7 Marathons in 7days on 7 Continents to celebrate her 70th Birthday!!!

Between January 25 and January 31, 2017 Smith ran marathons in Perth, Singapore, Cairo, Amsterdam, New York, Chile; and King George Island, Antarctica.

Each day, Smith woke up and ran 26.2 miles (!!!)
. Then she'd get on a plane and fly to the next destination to do it all over again.
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In 585 BC, an eclipse happened during a battle between the Lydians and Medes. They IMMEDIATELY STOPPED FIGHTING and signed a peace treaty!!!
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Studies have proved that the walking through a doorway causes memory lapses,
which is why we walk into another room, only to forget why we did!!
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The Hebbal flyover of Bangalore is the LARGEST Urban Flyover in India.
It spans a length of 5.23 kms.
It is considered as a Civil Engineering Wonder as it has a serpentine maze of Flyovers.
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Aprajita Rai Lost Her Father At 8 But Not Willpower,
20 Yrs Later She Cracked UPSC Twice, Now She Is Sikkim’s FIRST IPS Officer.
Currently placed in West Bengal, Aprajita has won several awards like Shri Umesh Chandra Trophy for FIELD COMBAT.
#BharatKeVeer
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With over 7,351 rooms, the First World Hotel in MALAYSIA is the LARGEST HOTEL in the World.
This will be broken in 2021 by the ABRAJ KUDAI in Mecca with more than 10,000 rooms & 70 RESTAURANTS !!!
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John & Theodore Copsey who BUILT the California Jail in 1876, were the FIRST prisoners to be Jailed there!!
And they promptly escaped, becoming the 1st Prisoners to ESCAPE from the jail!!
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Poverty forced her parents to marry off at just 16, and Jyothi REddy was then forced to work for as Daily wage labourer for Rs.5 per day.
AFter 2 daughters were born, Jyothi slogged hard by workingin Night school, then as a librarian, soon learnt Computers which changed her entire life.
She started her own company and is now CEO of Key Software Solution Inc in Phoenix, US with over 100 employees helping 100s of Orphaned kids back home.