1. Government of India never declared Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the Nation’.
Source: biography.com
2. According to UN research, India has greater access to phones than to toilets.
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3. Tihar Jail, South Asia’s largest prison, is jointly managed by the Delhi Police, Tamil Nadu Special Police, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and Central Reserve Police Force.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
4. Barren Island, in Andaman & Nicobar, has India’s only active volcano.
5. Also, the world’s most isolated tribe, called the Sentinelese, dwell in Andaman & Nicobar, and are still out of touch with modern civilization.
Source: southlandssun.co.za
6. Indian farmers often use Coca-Cola and Pepsi to control pests.
7. The Parliament of India is inspired by an 800-year-old temple in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.
Source: drop.ndtv.com
8. India’s first rocket was transported on a bicycle, and was launched from a church in Thiruvananthapuram.
Source: qph.cf.quoracdn.net
9. Mawlynnong in Meghalaya is often labelled as Asia’s cleanest village.
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10. Gonda is India’s dirtiest city, and ranks last in the Swachh Bharat survey.
Source: indialivetoday.com
11. Snakes and Ladders, Chess, and Snooker originated from India.
Sources: blogger.com, cdn.og-cdn.com
12. Lambasingi, a small village in Andhra Pradesh, is the only place in all of South India where you can experience snowfall.
Souce: vicinito.com
13. Tawang Monastery, located in Arunchal Pradesh, is India’s largest, and the world’s second largest, monastery.
Source: windhorsetours.com
14. The Digboi in Assam is a 100-year-old extant oilfield, and the world’s oldest operating oil refinery.
Source: atzassam.com
15. Contrary to popular belief, migratory birds in Jatinga (Assam) don’t commit mass suicide, but are indeed killed by the villagers out of superstition.
Source: indialivetoday.com
16. World’s longest free Wi-Fi zone is in Patna, once thought of as a backward city
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17. There’s a city named Madras in Oregon, and village named Delhi in New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
18. And there’s Chilkoor Balaji Temple, also called the Visa Temple of Hyderabad, where it is claimed that people who pray for foreign travels can see their wishes come true.
Source: holidify.com
