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Interestingly enough, the company that got its start as pioneers of the baby food industry shares its name with a family that suffered from a high infant mortality rate. Henri Nestlé, the company’s founder, was likely inspired by his family’s woes to create one of the world’s first-ever baby formulas. Sadly, 7 of his 13 siblings died before reaching adulthood.

Nestlé himself sold the company to his business associates and retired from the industry a mere 7 years after he founded the company. Though the name “Nestlé” has since gone on to be associated with a lot of different products, like Nestlé Crunch bars and Nestlé Quick, the first and last Nestlé to be involved with the company left back when their only product was baby formula

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When anaesthetic was used for the first time in childbirth in 1847, the mother was so amazed and relieved at how painless the birth was that she named her child Anaesthesia.

In ancient China, doctors could receive fees only if their patient was cured. If it deteriorated, they would have to pay the patient.

Peter the Great executed his wife's lover, and forced her to keep her lover's head in a jar of alcohol in her bedroom.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.

If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.

Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.

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Whats new, our folk do this on the third day anyway… major chitrol me preditcs. :smilestar:

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Julius Ceasar was the first Cesarean? :hmmm:

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:omg:

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I think Julias Ceasar was the first Roman Emperor, the begining of the the end for Romes Republican hey-day.

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the entire war of MahaBharat is about chankya style, millitary formation, suicide mission, emotional blackmailing, tactics, cheating all element of strategy played the role in the war:)

All facts of Chankyas are verifiable, his writings of NeetiShastra and ArthShastra were discovered only in 1500 AD, of course one should understand that Pundas are the best creator of propoganda, others couldn’t write therefore every writing so for sections of GuruGranth Sahib or managing finances of Akbar, they were needed, even akbar couldn’t find replacement of them:D, Ramdas case is more similar to EKlavya and Dronacharya, Dadoji Kondke is considered to be his guru
Most of the anti chankya literature is against brahmin, for example,two most brahmin hating states are kashmir and tamilnadu, but Indira’s family is secular number one and Tamilians can’t find anything more that J. Jaylalitha Iyengar:), the only problem with other communities in India is that none can think like them, therefore 7% of them controls 30% of bureaucracy and politics:(

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the kaur aap kaisi bahu hain jo sasraliyon ki tareefen kar rahi hain? :hmmm:

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bee jamalo :chai:

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Who i bee jamalo? A character from Maha Bharata?

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Because hating pundas is fashion in India but thinking like them isn’t, Pundas are powerful and that is why there is secularism, Powerful muslim means Pakistan and Powerful Jats means Jattistan or Khalistan. To me, none except them ever set examples, Finally Vishwanathan Anand sets example of defeating Kramonik, a jew in game of brains called chess, we make Yusuf Pathan or Virender Shewag and they have Sachin Tendulkar, excellence which is key to success mostly comes from their side, the AJGGAR(ahir/yadavs,Gurkha,Gujjar And Rajput) brigade is just rugged

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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.

At age 18, the Queen of England was a mechanic for the British Military.

Because metal was scarce; the Oscars given out during World War II were made of plaster.

Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal, and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever.

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So queen was a mechanic? I think she doesn't know cooking.

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When we had absolutely powerful pandas then we had....untouchables,sati pratha...etc..

We dont got secularism due to pandas but due to enlightenment and education of other castes and religions....
Otherwise pundas are not that kind to spare other castes and religions...
When i think of pundas i think of them as similar human beings..
Not every punda is Vishwanath Anand and not evry Sikh is santa singh....
Lets have some self respect so that we gain some respect from other communities madam kaur...

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dont know about cooking but history says this :chupki:

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In Ancient Egypt, the heart was considered to be the seat of intelligence – not the brain. Egyptians thought the brain was just a stuffing for the head. For this reason they scraped it out of the head during embalming and discarded it, while treating the heart with special care.

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In Ancient Egypt, cats were considered sacred. When a family pet cat died, the entire family would shave off their eyebrows and remain in mourning until they had grown back

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In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan (a tea merchant) decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to prospective customers in silk bags – rather than boxes. The recipients mistakenly believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was inundated with orders for his “tea bags”.

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As per the kaur, its still considered sacred in Modern India in Pundas.. agar koi billi maar daale to uss ke wazan ke barabar sona daan karna parta hai :)

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well our holy prophet's favi pet was cat n he used to say if you are annoyed at cat throw a cotton ball on it, he used to love cats but these things a big no no