- Outgoing RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s father Govindarajan was overlooked for RAW chief by Rajiv Gandhi in 1986-87
- Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim countries where prostitution is legal
- Kolukkumalai in Tamil Nadu, 38 km across the border from Munnar in Kerala, is the world’s highest tea plantation
- Suzi, Sahara Subroto Roy’s chimpanzee now in Hyderabad zoo, loves branded chocolates besides fresh blankets and a shampoo every day
- Three out of five hyperlinks that are shared on Twitter go unclicked, perhaps even unread, even by those who shared them
- Tuta absoluta, a moth, has destroyed 80 per cent of the tomato crop in Nigeria
- Rajnikanth is a big fan of Kannada writer S.L. Bhyrappa
Compiled by Uttam Sengupta and Alka Gupta
