No. |
DYK hook |
View |
DYK date
|
1 |
... that the Nirbheek is marketed as India's first gun for women? |
4,781 |
31 January 2014
|
2 |
... that the Armatix iP1 pistol cannot access or function without iW1 Active RFID wrist watch? |
5,814 |
3 March 2014
|
3 |
... that the 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza is the only monument outside of the United States which lists the names of the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11 attacks? |
8,414 |
4 March 2014
|
4 |
... that Portuguese Captain André Furtado killed Puvirasa Pandaram, king of the Jaffna Kingdom, in 1591? |
2,080 |
7 May 2014
|
5 |
... that Peak Walk in the Swiss Alps is the first suspension bridge to connect two mountain peaks? |
3,960 |
15 November 2014
|
6 |
... that Saint Joseph Vaz was tied to a yellow cheesewood tree close by the Church of Our Lady of Presentation and beaten as a punishment? |
1,419 |
27 January 2015
|
7 |
... that the Sirima-Shastri Pact paved the way to Sri Lankan citizenship for 300,000 and repatriation to India for 525,000? |
1,374 |
9 March 2015
|
8 |
... that the film India's Daughter is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman? |
12,913 |
10 March 2015
|
9 |
... that the Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 changed the country's name to Sri Lanka from the old name Ceylon, and proclaimed it as an independent republic nation? |
1,218 |
10 March 2015
|
10 |
... that the Anuradhapura cross is the most ancient symbol of Christianity in Sri Lanka? |
3,842 |
3 April 2015
|
11 |
... that the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award is given out every year on India's Independence Day in honour of the 11th President of India? |
999 |
4 September 2015
|
12 |
... that tigress Machali won a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for her contributions to tourism and conservation in India? |
2,270 |
18 September 2015
|
13 |
... that the world's largest star sapphire, The Star of Adam, is valued at $100 million? |
12,302 |
22 January 2016
|
14 |
... that the Sri Lankan Christmas tree (pictured) is claimed to be the world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree? |
5,958 |
28 January 2017
|
15 |
... that Jaffna kingdom lost sovereignty over Mannar Island after the first invasion by the Portuguese in 1560? |
1,360 |
3 February 2017
|
16 |
... that Yamuna Eri, a Sri Lankan monument in Jaffna, is so named for the sacred waters added to it from India's Yamuna River in the thirteenth century AD? |
1,167 |
3 February 2017
|
17 |
... that Yazh Nool, an important research work on the ancient Tamil musical instrument known as yazh, describes six types of forgotten instruments? |
1,162 |
14 February 2017
|
18 |
... that after gaining a partial victory over the Jaffna kingdom in 1560, the Portuguese successfully defeated their enemy in the invasion of 1591 and installed their own king? |
2,754 |
15 February 2017
|
19 |
... that the Mantri Manai (pictured) has a mixture of European and Dravidian architectural styles? |
5,090 |
22 February 2017
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