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Khardung La located in Ladakh region of J&K, is the Highest Motorable Road in the World. It is at a altitude of 5602 meters high

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Polish javelinist Maria Andrejczyk recently heard about an infant unable to afford heart surgery.

To help, she put her #Tokyo2020 Silver Medal up for auction—and fetched $125K.

The best part?

Żabka, a Polish supermarket chain, had the highest bid—and returned the medal to her.

💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*
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*NABARD* National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is an apex development finance institution fully owned by Government of India. The bank has been entrusted with "matters concerning policy, planning, and operations in the field of credit for agriculture and other economic activities in rural areas in India"

*Founded: 12 July 1982*

*Headquarters: Mumbai*

Agency executive: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala (Chairperson)

*Purpose* : Development assistance; Poverty Reduction
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*15 September -* International Day of Democracy
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The most successful pirate raid in history was English Pirate Henry Avery’s capture of the INDIAN treasure ship ‘Ganj-i-sawai’ in 1695. The plunder was £600,000 worth of jewels and precious metals, equivalent to £91 million (Rs 9,00,00,00,000) today.
IT WAS NEVER RECOVERED

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The mighty ALBATROSS, a seabird with wings of over 11 feet, is capable of travelling 10,000 miles in a SINGLE JOURNEY & circumnavigating the Globe in 46 days !
They manage to fly without spending almost any energy

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Chetan Kumar Cheetah was hit by at 9 bullets during a gun battle with terrorists in Kashmir & was in coma for 2 months..........
.... But within 1 year once again joined active duty!!!
Cheetah was awarded the Kirti Chakra, the 2nd highest peacetime gallantry medal.
Salute to the countless such "lions" who serve the nation selflessly like this commadant from CRPF.
Btw,
Cheetah now wants to join the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) – the elite special forces of the CRPF – to take on the Naxals.

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The Hubble Space Telescope is so precise;... it would be able to hit a Coin with a laser from 200 miles away while moving at 17,000 mph!

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A plaster Buddhist statue was once dropped when it was being moved to another location and it revealed another Buddha statue inside made of….........
PURE SOLID GOLD!!

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With an height of just 3ft, Pratik Vittal Mohite was butt of laughter due to short size
Determined to prove he too was good, Pratik focused on Body Building
He won the ‘Mr Raigad’ title twice, ‘Maharashtra Shree’ silver medal and also WORLD RECORD title for shortest competitive bodybuilder.

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In 1948, Canada wasn’t going to send a Hockey team to the Olympics, so the Royal Canadian Air Force sent some servicemen to represent the country.
The Team was BOOED off and had ZERO support from Canadians.
The determined Team shocked the Nation and World and WON THE GOLD!!

Take the Financial Freedom Pledge and get on the road to Financially Indepedent
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Max Planck was told by his professor to not go into Physics because "almost everything
is already discovered "
Planck said he didn't want to discover anything, just learn the fundamentals.
Planck went On to originate QUANTUM theory and win a Nobel Prize.

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Neuro Scientists research has declared the song WEIGHTLESS (by Macaroni Union) to be THE MOST RELAXING SONG IN THE WORLD!!
“Weightless” induces a 65% reduction in anxiety and a 35% reduction in usual physiological resting rates.
In fact, the song is considered so effective that it’s dangerous to listen to while driving as it can make you sleepy!!

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In May 1983, Gordon Greenidge of the West Indies retired out on 154 to visit his ailing daughter, who died 2 days later. He was however judged to have retired NOT OUT, the only such decision in Test History.

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Saturn's moon, Titan, has an atmosphere so thick and gravity so low
that you can fly through it by flapping any sort of wings attached to your Body

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There is a cruise ship named "The World" where residents permanently live as it travels around the globe.
Purchasing an apartment on board will cost you a cool 2 million dollars as well as upto 270 thousand dollars a year in maintenance costs.

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NOrmally bride touches groom's feet.
In recent Instagram video shared by Piyush shows the same where bride touches groom's feet but immediately the groom bent down to touch her feet too
The bride jumped with shock
Yes, Partners are now treating each other as equals!
Way to go!

What Significance Does This Picture Hold In The History Of Indian Cricket?
*This Is David Frith- The then Wisden Editor*
Who had, at the start of the 1983 world cup, *objected* to the idea of India being Invited to the cup, given their dismal record.
He wrote an article in Wisden to the same effect, to which someone in Canada had objected.
He indeed got that letter published in Wisden and added *"I'd be happy to eat my words if India progress beyond the league stage".*
After India's World Cup Win, *He Actually Got A Photograph Clicked With Him Eating The Pages Of Wisden Where The Article Was Published*

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Bill Haast, known as “SNAKE MAN,” was bitten by venomous snakes 173 times.
Secret of his success was the IMMUNITY he had built up by INJECTING himself every day for more than 60 years with a mix of venoms from 32 snake species.
He flew around the world to DONATE his antibody-rich blood to 21 different snakebite victims.
BTW, He lived to be 100 !