- The central dome of the Taj Mahal, whose minarets are now in bandages, is not symmetrical
- Japan’s population fell by 9,47,000 from 2010 to 2015
- In the past 25 years, the world lost more forest area than the size of South Africa, approx 1.3 million sq km
- Scarlett Johansson will be the voice of Kaa, the snake with a hypnotic gaze, in the new movie version of The Jungle Book
- An average Indian drinks 1.24 litres of whisky a year, compared to 2.15 litres for France
- Cricketer Ashish Nehra is not on social media, doesn’t read newspapers and still uses his old Nokia phone
- It is not possible to sell a 3G phone for less than Rs 2,700 (according to the cell phone manufactuters of India)
Compiled by Uttam Sengupta and Alka Gupta
