1. Karnataka's Kodagu (aka Coorg) district was a separate Indian state at the time of independence in 1947. It was later merged into the neighbouring Mysore state in 1956. Mysore state was eventually renamed & is now called Karnataka. Kodagu is the state's least populous district

2. Carl Ghosn was so respected in Japan for turning the failing Nissan Motors around, that he received the ultimate Japanese honour, a manga featuring him as a superhero. Oh how things have changed!

3. Kopi luwak or civet coffee is made from coffee beans pooped out by the wild civet after they consume ripe coffee berries. An enzyme in their digestive system gives the coffee it's unique flavour. It's the 2nd most expensive coffee in the world #MotumusBaatein

4. The moat expensive coffee comes from Thailand where coffee berries are fed to elephants and then coffee beans are collected from the resulting poop. It's called "Black Ivory Coffee" #PleaseSuggestAHastagForThisThread

5. The singular they/them pronoun has been in formally used in the English language since at least the 14th century if not earlier

Sorry abt the gap. The past few days were a bit difficult.

6. F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg holds the record for the highest number of race starts which didn't end in a podium finish. He has raced 177 grand prixs till date and had 0 podium finishes

7. The 1918 H1N1 pandemic killed at least 40-50 MM. Fearing reports of deaths' effect on morale, censors blocked reports from Germany, USA, UK & France. Neutral Spain however was covered giving the impression that it was particularly badly hit. Thus it was called 'Spanish Flu'

8. Mosquito repellents don't actually repel mosquitoes. Rather, they "hide" you from them, wherein mosquitoes are unable sense you, and hence are unable to locate you

9. At least 71% of the Indian population eate meat according according to a 2014 survey by the Registrar General of India

10. Did you know? The word 'shampoo' comes from the Hindustani word 'champi'

A head massage is called a "Champi"

11. The name "coronavirus" comes from the virus' appearance under an electron microscope. Their surfaces are covered in large bulbous projections that give them the appearance of a Solar Corona

12. Russian virologist, Dmitri Ivanovsky, was the first to discover viruses in 1892. Before that, it was believed that only microbial agents that were visible in a microscope could cause diseases eg. Bacteria
This was a part of the "germ theory of that time"

13. What comes to mind if I ask you which city has the highest number of Michelin starred restaurants. If you said Paris, think again. The correct answer is Tokyo

There are 226 Michelin star restaurants in Tokyo as of today.
Paris comes second with a 114

14. Brothers Adolf & Rudolf Dassler started Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory in 1924. Then they had a falling out. Consequently, Adolf or Adi Dassler created Adidas and Rudolf established Puma

15. Butter Chicken & Dal Makhani (Buttery Lentil) are very recent inventions. They were invented in the 1950s by the famous restaurant, Moti Mahal, Daryaganj, Old Delhi