Leonardo da Vinci delayed finishing the Mona Lisa for, wait for it, 16 long yearsDog bites have killed more people (429) in the past 20 years in Mumbai than the 1993 and 2008 terror attacks put together (421)Blankets supplied by the railways on trains are washed only once in one or two monthsThe ‘Bhagwad Gita’ lists 39 key attributes of a siddh bhakt (accomplished devotee)Poke, pronounced poh-kay, is the new raw fish craze from Hawaii, but without the bother of sushiThe iPhone’s battery life is not prolonged by closing unused apps (says CEO Tim Cook)A kilo of cocaine costs $385 (Rs 26,000) at the point of origin, but $122,000 (Rs 82 lakh) at the point of retailCompiled by Uttam Sengupta and Alka Gupta