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how obedient :k:
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issi waja se to hata dete hain
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but this is wht history says ta k taj mehal jasi khobsurat cheez dobara na bany
any authentic source?
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The world’s first travel agencies were Cox & Kings, founded in 1758, and Thomas Cook, founded in 1850
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Playing-cards were known in Persia and India as far back as the 12th century. A pack then consisted of 48 instead of 52 cards
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The first animal in space was the female Samoyed husky named Laika, launched by the Soviets in 1957.
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Great Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps, on 1 May 1840. Hence, UK stamps are the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin.
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The first parachute jump from an airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1912
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On 21 June 1913, over Los Angeles, Georgia Broadwick became the first women to parachute from an airplane.
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The world’s first skyscraper was the 10-storey Home Insurance office, built in Chicago in 1885. (During Roman times buildings were up to 8 stories high.)
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On 21 June 1913, over Los Angeles, Georgia Broadwick became the first women to parachute from an airplane.
Pakistan parachute wali lady yaad hai?
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The first animal in space was the female Samoyed husky named Laika, launched by the Soviets in 1957.
which animal? ye koi cat thi ?
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Playing-cards were known in Persia and India as far back as the 12th century. A pack then consisted of 48 instead of 52 cards
who added 4 more cards
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Pakistan parachute wali lady yaad hai?
Nhi
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which animal? ye koi cat thi ?
Yes cat I guess
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One of the earliest versions of the London Bridge was destroyed in 1014 when the Saxons rowed up the Thames, tied ropes to it, and pulled it down! This helped regain London for the Anglo-Saxon king against the Danes. It is possible that this event may have been the inspiration for the nursery rhyme “London Bridge is falling down”.
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Berengaria of Navarre was the Queen of England by her marriage to King Richard The Lionheart. Little is known of her life – but what is known is that she is the only Queen of England never to step foot in England! The entire time that she was married to Richard, she lived in Europe. In fact, Richard himself only spent about 6 months in England as he was so busy traveling on crusader business.
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Most common folk had to produce their own food. For this reason rye and barley bread was common amongst the poor who could not afford the large quantities of manure needed to grow wheat for white bread
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A Pharaoh never let his hair be seen – he would always wear a crown or a headdress called a nemes (the striped cloth headdress made famous by Tutankhamen’s golden mask
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Both Egyptian men and women wore makeup – eyepaint was usually green (made from copper) or black (made from lead). The Egyptians believed that the makeup had healing power. Originally the makeup was used as a protection from the sun – rather than for adornment.