Strange but True
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First Shankh Dhwani Club in India
Bharat Jashvantlal Shah (born on January 5, 1954) of Surat, Gujarat started the first ‘Shankh Dhwani’ Club on May 30, 2010 in Gujarat organizing people for mass conch blowing in various localities in the city. Bharat believes that prolonged blowing of the Shank can bring about physical, mental and spiritual progress. It was started with the [...]
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Biggest Tree Canopy
In 1998, Regret Iyer (born on September 28, 1950) of Bangalore, Karnataka is credited with having researched and discovered the world’s biggest banyan tree with the largest canopy- Thimmamma Marri Manu. It spreads over 2.1 hectares 5 acres in Guti Bayalu near Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh.
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Possess Smallest Coconut
Regret Iyer (born on September 28, 1950) of Bangalore, Karnataka possess the smallest coconut measuring 2.2 cm with a diameter of 1.7 cm weighing 3.847 gm and 5.6 cm in perimeter.
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Maximum Number of Regret Slips Received
Regret Iyer (born on September 28, 1950) of Bangalore, Karnataka has received 375 number of Regret Slips from News Papers and Magazine Editors as on March 2,1990, who felt there was something incomplete in his work, instead of letting it bog him down, he took it as a challenge to gain acceptance.
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Reverse Bicycling
Sukhdev Singh (born on April 2, 1970) of Mohali, Punjab does backward pedaling by sitting on the handle of the bicycle, inspired from actor Dharmendra who did reverse bicycling in the movie Sholay! He has been doing this feat since 1990 and while practicing he covers nearly 50 km daily.
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Seven Raj
Sevenraj was born and brought up in Bangalore. He was named as Number Seven since he was the seventh child in the family. Sevenraj belong to a sect called as Siddha Samaj, headquarted in Badagara Kerala state. The members of this sect do not believe in any religion. Hence their names wont suggest any specific [...]
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MOST LAUGHTER MEMBERS LAUGH IN ONE MINUTE
Shri Kishore H. Kuvavala (born on July 5, 1947) the Chairman of Priyadarshini Laughter club International, with a team of 138 members set up a record of laughter in a dominos effect or forming a chain, accomplishing the task within 60 seconds, it was done in two rounds, in first round all 138 members participated and [...]
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Reverse Bicycling
Sukhdev Singh (born on April 2, 1970) of Mohali, Punjab does backward pedaling by sitting on the handle of the bicycle, inspired from actor Dharmendra who did reverse bicycling in the movie Sholay! He has been doing this feat since 1990 and while practicing he covers nearly 50 km daily.
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Unique Stunt
T. Prasath Thiagarajan (born on January 23, 1982) of Tamil Nadu placed one rupee of coins inside his both eyes, stuffed his mouth with 710 drinking straws having 0.5 diameter and carried 25 kgs weight with his teeth on February 10, 2011 in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
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LIGHTING ONE MILLION OIL LAMPS
Chowalloor Shivakshethra Bharana Samithi of Thrissur, Kerala with the support of its President – Bhramashri Keezhillam Krishnan Namboothiri, Vice President – P.K Lakshmanan, Secretary – Ramdas Chowalloor lighted one million oil lamps on the festival of lights called Dasalaksha Deepostsavam for 76 days from October 8, 2010 to December 22, 2010.