10 Interesting Facts About India 

A Lake Formed By Meteor

A 4-hour journey away from Aurangabad and popular as Maharashtra's best-kept secret, Lonar lake was created about 52.000 years ago by a plummeting meteor. Travel buffs and space heads should not miss this astronomical marvel and the intricate temples around it. 

World’s Highest Rail Bridge

The arch-shaped Chenab bridge in Jammu and Kashmir is the world's tallest rail bridge which is about 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. It is built at the height of 1,178 feet over the Chenab River 

One Of The Oldest Cities

Situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga, the holy city of Varanasi or Banaras is at least 3000 years old. According to the legends, Lord Shiva founded Varanasi some 5000 years ago. 

Land Of Many ‘Firsts’

There is a plethora of concepts and objects that originated in India starting from the game of chess a.k.a Chaturanga to snakes and ladders, shampoo, buttons, zero, diamond mining, the number pi, trigonometry, algebra along with the finding of the presence of water on the moon. 

Anti-Gravity Hill

With the anti-gravitational effect, this hill in Ladakh is the only magnetic spot in India. The spot is marked by a yellow notice board that asks you to put your car on neutral gear right inside the box painted with white paint, this one will leave you amazed as your car will begin to move uphill on its own.

World’s Only Floating Post Office

Not only known for the most significant number of post offices in the world, but India has its very own floating post office on Dal Lake in Srinagar. It also includes a philately museum within itself perched on a houseboat. 

Voting Booth For Just ONE Voter

Mahant Bharatdas, India's most privileged voter, lives in a small village called Banej in the middle of Gir Forest, Gujarat. The democratic spirit of the country goes a long way in speaking decibels as the election commission of India sets up a particular polling booth for just one voter. 

Home To The Wettest Place On Earthal 

This town in Meghalaya gets about 11,873 millimetres of rain and holds a Guinness record for highest average annual rainfall owing to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal. 

World’s Largest Milk Producer

This is yet another world-record-breaking fact about India. Love drinking milk and eating milk products? Here's an amazing fact for you related to milk. India is the largest milk-producing country in the world which produced over 155.5 million tonnes of milk in 2015. 

Home To More Than 300,000 Mosque

India happens to have the most number of mosques in the world as 14.2% of the country's population belongs to the Muslim community. Some of the most popular ones are Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, and Taj-Ul-Masjid in Bhopal. 

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