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• ... that thedharma wheel ofBuddhism represents the collective teachings known as thedharma?(2004-03-17)
• ... that theZhang Zhung culture ofTibet is the source of theBönreligion?(2004-04-08)
• ... that there are fewer than 2000Indian Rhinoceroses left in the wild?(2004-07-11)
  ... that anIndian rhinoceros, sent as a gift toPope Leo X in 1515, was immortalised as Dürer's Rhinoceros after dying in a shipwreck?(2024-02-29)
• ... that theHistory of Buddhism includes a century ofGreco-Buddhist interaction, primarily aroundBactria?(2004-09-04)
• ... that theLong-tailed Broadbill is the onlybird in thegenusPsarisomus?(2004-11-27)
• ... that a major milestone in thedecline of Buddhism in India came in1193 when the great university atNalanda was destroyed byTurkishMuslim raiders?(2005-01-02)
• ... thatWai-Wai is a popularnoodle-likesnack inNepal,Sikkim and in northern parts ofWest Bengal?(2005-01-06)
• ... that theChicken's Neck is a narrow strip of land 24 km in width connectingIndia to itsnorth-eastern states?(2005-01-17)
• ... that theGurkha Contingent of theSingapore Police Force is the world's onlypolice department outside ofNepal to be comprised ofGurkhas, and it is currently the only military or police unit inSingapore to be headed by aBriton?(2005-10-18)
• ... thatChandra Prakash Mainali, who led an armedMaoist revolt in easternNepal in1971, later served as Minister of Local Development in1994-95?(2006-04-06)
• ... that the shortestbinomial name of a species isIa io, which belongs to theGreat Evening Bat?(2006-05-13)
• ... that thenoble rhubarb(pictured) of the frigid, sunburntHimalaya creates its own protectivegreenhouse withultraviolet-blocking panels?(2006-06-14)
• ... that theNepalesecommunist leaderRuplal Bishvakarma, who introduced the currentMaoist leaderPrachandra to militant politics in the 1970s, opposed Prachandra's plans for an armed uprising in 1994?(2006-08-18)
• ... that theHimalayan Brown Bear is considered the source of the legend of theYeti?(2006-10-05)
• ... thatChanna, acharioteer ofPrinceSiddhartha, became abhikkhu upon his master's attainment ofbuddhahood?(2006-11-06)
• ... thatNepalese politicianRadha Krishna Mainali, once acommunist revolutionary and a political prisoner for 16 years, was appointed Minister of Education & Sports byKing Gyanendra after the king's seizure of power in February 2005?(2007-01-05)
• ... that sixteen people were killed during ageneral strike in Nepal in 1992, an incident that contributed to the breakout of acivil war four years later?(2007-01-06)
• ... thatAnuruddha, one of the leading five disciples ofGautama Buddha, was his cousin?(2007-04-07)
• ... that the staff of the mayor ofMirik,West Bengal vowed to spend a month's salary inSMS voting forIndian Idol contestantPrashant Tamang, the first finalist ofNepalese descent?(2007-07-06)
• ... thatBuddhist monkEkai Kawaguchi was the firstJapanese citizen to travel toNepal?(2007-09-17)
• ... that at the peak of the1979 student protests in Nepal, radicals tried to humiliate moderate student leaders by painting their faces black, garlanding them with shoes, and parading them on a push-cart through the streets ofKathmandu?(2007-09-22)
• ... thatNanda, the half-sister ofGautama Buddha, went on to be the foremostnun in the practice ofjhana?(2007-10-31)
• ... that it is unclear whetherGungsrong Gungtsen ever ruledTibet, although he was the only known son of the first Tibetan emperor,Songtsän Gampo?(2007-12-03)
• ... that according toHindu mythology, theTandava, a vigorousdance byHindu godShiva(pictured), is the source of the cycle ofcreation, preservation anddissolution of theuniverse?(2007-12-18)
• ... that some Tibetans once thought Britain’sQueen Victoria was a reincarnation ofPalden Lhamo, the wrathful deity considered to be the principal Protectress of Tibet?(2007-12-22)
• ... that theNepaleseMaoistNewar National Liberation Front sponsored the 'MissNewa'beauty pageant despite having previously demonstrated against it?(2008-01-14)
• ... that thescientific name of thevase-shaped forestfungusGomphus floccosus(pictured) means 'woolly plug'?(2008-02-16)
• ... thatHugh Ruttledge led the 1933Mount Everest expedition on whichAndrew Irvine's ice axe was discovered?(2008-03-06)
• ... thatBhanbhagta Gurung returned to his farm inNepal in 1946, after receiving aVictoria Cross for his actions while serving with the 3rd Battalion of the2nd Gurkha Rifles inBurma?(2008-03-09)
• ... thatChamunda(pictured), a fearsome aspect of theHinduDivine Mother, was worshipped by ritualhuman andanimal sacrifices along with offerings ofwine?(2008-03-14)
• ... thatnationalists seek aGreater Nepal that extends intoUttar Pradesh,Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand andSikkim inIndia?(2008-04-16)
• ... thatCamling is an ancient and endangeredKiranti language, spoken by only about 10,000 people in easternNepal,Bhutan andIndia?(2008-04-17)
• ... that although spoken by less than 18,686 people, theKulunglanguage has eightdialects and covers the "Mahakulung"ethno-linguistic area?(2008-04-23)
• ... that the1999 Chamoli earthquake inIndia, in which 103 people died, was also felt in theBaitadi,Dadeldhura andKanchanpur districts inNepal?(2008-05-17)
• ... that the newMaoist-led government seeks to scrapNepal's1950 treaty with India, which sought to build strongIndo-Nepal relations to counter perceived threats fromChina?(2008-05-20)
• ... thatChina sought to strengthenSino-Nepalese relations by supplying arms to theNepalese monarchy against the country'sMaoist insurgents?(2008-06-05)
• ... thatPakistan establishedbilateral relations withNepal in 1962-63 and agreed to provide free trade access and transport facilities to Nepal at theChittagong Port?(2008-06-09)
• ... thatHygrocybe coccinea(pictured) is a bright rededible mushroom that grows in thegrasslands of Europe and underRhododendron inNepal?(2008-07-03)
• ... that the former general secretary of theCommunist Party of Nepal,Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, turnedroyalist and became chairman ofNepal's Royal Privy Council?(2008-07-11)
• ... thatNara Bahadur Karmacharya is the sole surviving founding member of theCommunist Party of Nepal?(2008-07-12)
• ... that theProletarian Revolutionary Organisation of Nepal proposed a synthesis ofBuddhism andMaoism in 1977?(2008-07-13)
• ... that in the1981 Nepalese national election, one candidate was elected with just 3,137 votes, less than ten percent of what the top candidate received?(2008-07-29)
• ... that according toHindumythology, the "first king"Prithu chased theEarth in the form of acow(pictured), who eventually agreed to yield her milk as all the world's grain and vegetation?(2008-07-29)
• ... that although maleKashmir Gray Langurs are usually protective of infants, they sometimes engage ininfanticide?(2008-08-09)
• ... that parts of the veiled stinkhornPhallus indusiatus have been consumed bylifeforms as diverse asbees,flies, Chinese diplomats andHenry Kissinger?(2008-08-18)
• ... thatMaoist rebels andNepali government forces engaged in four attacks inSandhikharka between 2002 and 2005?(2008-08-30)
• ... that pollution has risen in theSundarijal reservoir inNepal due to large numbers of tourists who crowd the area every weekend?(2008-10-13)
• ... that, during the1924 British Mount Everest Expedition,Edward Norton set a world record for climbing height that stood until 1952?(2008-12-09)
• ... that having observed thefour sights as a young prince,Gautama Buddha(statue pictured) realized the sufferings in life and started anascetic life against his father's wish?(2009-05-02)
• ... that in an annual festival inKoovagam, India,eunuchs andtransvestites ritually marry theHindu godAravan(statue pictured)?(2009-05-17)
• ... that the1994 Nepalese legislative election saw the first democratically electedcommunist government inAsia come to power?(2009-05-24)
• ... that thefalse earthstar in thefungal familyAstraeaceae(pictured) can open and close its rays in response to changes inhumidity?(2009-07-02)
• ... thatKirātārjunīya, aSanskrit poem byBharavi, is known both for its depth and its wordplay, including a symmetric verse that reads the same forward, backward, horizontally and vertically?(2009-09-05)
• ... that theElection Commission of Nepal oversaw approximately 10,000 polling places, 10,000 candidates, and 234,000 election workers during voting for theNepalese Constituent Assembly?(2009-09-07)
• ... that onSarvapitri amavasya (today),Hindus offer food to the ancestors, who are believed to accept the offering through a crow?(2009-09-18)
• ... thatDisciotis venosa,Hygrophorus subalpinus,Mycena overholtsii,Plectania nannfeldtii,Ramaria botrytis, andClitocybe glacialis(pictured) are allmushrooms that grow in or near snowbanks?(2009-10-14)
• ... thatPushkar Fair—the largest camel fair inAsia—commenced onKartik Ekadashi (29 Oct) and will end today onKartik Poornima?(2009-11-02)
• ... that according toHindu mythology,Ila was cursed to change his/her gender every month?(2009-11-09)
• ... thatNepal's capitalKathmandu only had one restaurant in 1955?(2010-01-01)
• ... that theHindu mythical beastSharabha(pictured, godShiva as Sharabha), described as mightier than the lion and elephant, is included in the list of edible animals in theMahabharata?(2010-01-29)
• ... that when theRusset Sparrow(pictured) and theHouse Sparrow breed in the samehill station, the House Sparrow prefersbazaars and the Russet Sparrow "moreup market" houses?(2010-02-06)
• ... that theHindugoddessVarahi(statue pictured) is worshipped only in the night according to secretiveVamamargaTantric practices?(2010-02-07)
• ... that the self-decapitatedHindugoddessChinnamasta(pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent?(2010-03-02)
• ... thatTengboche Monastery(pictured) is the largestgompa in theKhumbu region ofNepal?(2010-03-07)
• ... that theHindu widow goddessDhumavati(pictured) is offered liquor, meat, cigarettes andbhang, an intoxicatinghashish drink?(2010-03-11)
• ... that the erotic Indian classical danceMohiniattam is named after the seductress supreme ofHindu mythology –Mohini(pictured), the femaleavatar of the male godVishnu?(2010-03-22)
• ... thatManaslu(pictured) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in theMansiri Himal, part of theNepaleseHimalayas, in the west-central part ofNepal?(2010-04-20)
• ... that the demonKabandha(pictured), from the Hindu epicRamayana, is described to be as big as a mountain, without a head and with eight mile long arms?(2010-04-29)
• ... that about one million people were affected by floods in theKamala and other rivers in northernBihar inIndia in 2003?(2010-05-13)
• ... thatCharles Cornwallis, duringhis governorship in India, refused to blame GeneralWilliam Medows for his performance in the1792 Siege of Seringapatam?(2010-05-22)
• ... thatTenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit ofMount Everest with SirEdmund Hilary, was once sent toTengboche Monastery inTengboche(pictured) to be a monk?(2010-06-03)
• ... that reliable water flow from theSun Kosi, in mountainousNepal, is proposed to be diverted through a 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) tunnel to theKamala River for irrigation and other purposes?(2010-06-04)
• ... that theEastern Great Egret(pictured) has a neck one and a half times as long as its body?(2010-06-15)
• ... that the bark of theHimalayan Birch was once used as paper for writingSanskrit texts(pictured)?(2010-06-17)
• ... that according toRamayana adaptations,Mandodari – the wife of the ten-headed demonRavana – was the mother ofSita, whose kidnapping by Ravana would lead to his doom?(2010-06-19)
• ... that originally described as the Lord of thieves,Kubera(pictured) is now worshipped as theHindu god of wealth and theregent of the North?(2010-07-18)
• ... thatNepalesecommunist politicianNarayan Man Bijukchhe has won a parliamentary seat in everynational election since the 1990Jana Andolan?(2010-07-27)
• ... that many sex positions derive theirSanskrit names from that of theHindu goddess of sexual pleasure –Rati (pictured with her husband, the lovegodKama)?(2010-08-05)
• ... that the freshwater snailIndoplanorbis exustus(pictured) transfers veterinarily important parasites, including theflukeSchistosoma spindale?(2010-08-06)
• ... that theBanglabandhainland port is aimed at increasing trade betweenBangladesh andNepal,India, andBhutan?(2010-09-16)
• ... that in retaliation forNepal recognising Bangladesh in 1971,Pakistan broke offits ties with Nepal?(2010-09-18)
• ... that the status ofBhutanese refugees located in sevenU.N.-run camps inNepal is a major issue affectingBhutan–Nepal relations?(2010-09-28)
• ... that extracts of thered volva Amanita can causehigh blood sugar in mice?(2010-10-26)
• ... that theJew's Ear is an edible reminder of asuicide?(2010-10-31)
• ... that in various regions inIndia, a hauntingbhoot can be thwarted usingwater,steel oriron objects, or the scent of burntturmeric?(2010-10-31)
• ... thatKamadhenu(pictured), "the mother of all cows", was born from theburp or the vomit of adeity, according to someHindu scriptures?(2010-11-22)
• ... that ade Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Ottercrashed five minutes after taking off fromLamidanda Airport,Nepal, last month?(2011-01-11)
• ... thatNepal's firstpublic bus service was founded in 1959 byKaruna Ratna Tuladhar and his brother?(2011-01-30)
• ... thatNepal Transport Service, founded in 1959, was the firstNepalesepublic bus line?(2011-02-25)
• ... thatTamil devotional poetry describes how clothes of married women slipped off at the sight of theHindu godShiva appearing in the form of anaked beggar(pictured)?(2011-04-23)
• ... that according toHindu mythology, the god-kingIndra was cursed with having a thousand vagina marks on his body for having extra-martial sex withAhalya(pictured)?(2011-05-22)
• ... that the Hindu deityVaikuntha Kamalaja is depicted half-female?(2011-06-19)
• ... that according to the Hindu epicRamayana, Jaya gave birth to fifty magical divineweapons?(2011-08-05)
• ... that theNepalese Chamber of Commerce, Lhasa, formed in 1943, was the firstchamber of commerce established byNepalese traders inTibet?(2011-08-07)
• ... that the taboo offering of a cloth stained with menstrual blood to theHindu goddessMatangi(pictured) is thought to grant the ability to attract a mate?(2011-09-21)
• ... that theworld's highest webcam is capable of streaming live HD video of the summit of Mount Everest?(2011-10-11)
• ... that theBritish scholarPercy Brown was one of the earliest pioneers who wrote onIndian andBuddhist architecture?(2012-04-28)
• ... that afterFrancys Arsentievdied while climbing Mount Everest, it was nine years before her frozen, preserved body could be moved from beside the main route to the summit?(2012-05-29)
• ... thatPragyananda Mahasthavir was the firstTheravada Buddhist monk wearing yellow robes to be seen inKathmandu since the 14th century?(2012-05-30)
• ... that anew election will be held to choose theNepalese Constituent Assembly to draft aconstitution following theprevious one's failure?(2012-06-09)
• ... that between 1591 and 1611,Garhwal repelled seven incursions byKumaon, eventually defeating King Laxmi Chand of Kumaon and taking his capital?(2012-07-25)
• ... that in some portrayals of themarriage of theHindu deitiesShiva andParvati, their yet-unborn sons are depicted?(2012-09-02)
• ... that as per Hindu beliefs, people who have sex with animals are tortured inHell after death(pictured)?(2012-11-02)
• ... that theSouth Tibetan Detachment inserted the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex between the Lesser Himalayan Sequence and the Tethyan Himalayan Sequence?(2012-11-19)
• ... that the marriage of theTulsi plant to the godVishnu inaugurates the Hindu wedding season?(2012-12-13)
• ... that in theHindu epicRamayana,Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer studded with gems to facilitate the kidnapping ofthe heroine?(2012-12-22)
• ... that news of theconquest of Everest byEdmund Hillary andTenzing Norgay(pictured) came to the outside world by a runner bearing a coded message?(2012-12-26)
• ... that theHindu scriptures describe how aboar(pictured) rescued the earth, which had been kidnapped and hidden in the primordial waters?(2013-01-18)
• ... that the tale of theGreat Flood and the Ark is also told in Hinduism?(2013-01-21)
• ... that each of thefive heroines(pictured) from Hindu epics, venerated as exemplary chaste women, is recorded to have "known" at least one man other than her husband?(2013-02-17)
• ... that thefirst Philippine expedition toMount Everest was compared to "putting aFilipino on the Moon"?(2013-02-25)
• ... thatclimate change threatens the flora and fauna of theSacred Himalayan Landscape, including the endangeredsnow leopard?(2013-02-28)
• ... that theTerai Arc Landscape has one of the highest densities ofBengal tigers in the world?(2013-03-02)
• ... that Nepalese politician and conservationistHarka Gurung was honoured with a memorial football tournament after his death in a helicopter crash?(2013-03-15)
• ... thatRam Raja Prasad Singh was sentenced to deathin absentia following theNepal bombings in 1985?(2013-05-18)
• ... that the Hindu godKrishna is described as havingeight chief queens(pictured with Krishna) –Rukmini,Satyabhama,Jambavati,Kalindi,Mitravinda,Nagnajiti,Bhadra andLakshmana – and16,000 other wives headed byRohini?(2013-05-25)
• ... that in thewildlife of Nepal,Rhododendron is the most widely found national flower of the country and its red flower, known locally as Lal Guran, forms the wreath round the national symbol?(2013-06-08)
• ... that some versions of theRamayana narrate that the demonRavana abducts anillusionary double ofSita, rather than the real one?(2013-06-26)
• ... that thelarge-eared pika lives in high mountains and is listed by theIUCN as "Least Concern" while theHelan Shan pika is restricted to a single mountain and is listed as "Critically Endangered"?(2013-08-30)
• ... thatNag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes observed byHindus throughoutIndia and also inNepal?(2013-09-17)
• ... that newbornHodgson's bats are about 2.15 centimetres (0.85 in) long and start to fly in their third week of life?(2013-09-27)
• ... that on April 1, 1986, Nepalese communist rebelsattacked police stations, trying to start a popular uprising?(2013-10-21)
• ... that former Minister of IndustriesKeshab Prasad Badal was a leader of theProletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal in the 1970s?(2014-02-26)
• ... that whenNimdoma Sherpa summitedMount Everest at the age of 16, she became the youngest woman to do so at the time?(2014-04-28)
• ... that thoughPrzevalski's Nuthatch has been treated asconspecific with theWhite-breasted Nuthatch, a 2014phylogenetic study found them to be only distantly related within their genus?(2014-05-02)
• ... thatTintin in Tibet is the onlyTintin story without an antagonist?(2014-05-29)
• ... that theTantric deityUchchhishta Ganapati is often depicted with a naked goddess, each touching the other's genitals?(2014-07-14)
• ... that there is only oneInformation Technology Park inNepal?(2014-07-30)
• ... that thefour-faced linga(pictured) may be called a "linga with five faces"?(2014-07-31)
• ... thatDevasena represents Heaven while her co-wifeValli(both pictured with their husband) represents the earth?(2014-08-01)
• ... that the Hindu deityHeramba, protector of the weak, is associated with rites for inflicting harm on one's enemies?(2014-08-22)
• ... that the demonessTrijata is described as the ideal of a true friend by IndologistCamille Bulcke?(2014-09-14)
• ... that part ofAshutosh Gowariker'sEverest has been filmed at over 17,000 feet (5,200 m) above sea level?(2014-10-21)
• ... that theKaivalya Upanishad exalts the one who sees without eyes and hears without ears?(2015-01-30)
• ... that the godVishnu'smace represents his wife?(2015-02-01)
• ... that according to theAtharvashikha Upanishad,Om represents the Hindu Trinity, theVedic scriptures, Vedic poetic meters and holy fires?(2015-02-11)
• ... that inVedic literature,Gargi Vachaknavi is honored as one of the great natural philosophers, renowned expounder of theVedas, and a person with knowledge ofBrahmavidya?(2015-03-26)
• ... that theAffair of the Dancing Lamas was covered up for over fifty years?(2015-05-26)
• ... thatOperation Sahayogi Haat ("helping hands") delivered about 120 short tons (110 t) of emergency disaster supplies for theNepal 2015 earthquake relief effort?(2015-06-23)
• ... that in theAtharvasiras Upanishsad, theDevas offer prayers toRudra extolling him as immortal and indestructible?(2015-06-30)
• ... that thefilm roles of Nepalese actressManisha Koirala(pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during theBombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist?(2015-08-16)
• ... thatlittle egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms?(2015-11-08)
• ... that players can ride on elephants inFar Cry 4?(2015-11-10)
• ... thatgrey herons spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg?(2015-11-17)
• ... that according to theBhikshuka Upanishad, the ascetic lifestyle of four types ofmonk includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day?(2015-11-23)
• ... that various incarnations ofDoctor Strange, the upcoming 2016Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986?(2015-11-23)
• ... that thepurple heron often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely?(2015-11-27)
• ... that theDevi Upanishad reveresDevi(pictured), the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe?(2015-11-29)
• ... that theruddy shelduck(pictured) is a mainly nocturnal bird?(2015-11-29)
• ... thatHodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below?(2015-12-02)
• ... that theHimalayan field rat is closely related to thebrown rat?(2015-12-04)
• ... that theEurasian bittern may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes?(2015-12-05)
• ... thatMai Pokhari(pictured), a wetland in theIlam District of Nepal, designated aRamsar site in October 2008, is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists?(2015-12-08)
• ... thatGuinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director ofLove You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"?(2016-02-03)
• ... thata 1995 storm caused 63 deaths in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches?(2016-02-13)
• ... that theJokhang temple, at the center of an ancient network ofBuddhist temples inLhasa, is considered the "spiritual heart of the city" and the most sacred in Tibet?(2016-03-30)
• ... that the unusual four-horned skull of thefour-horned antelope(illustrated) makes it a popular target fortrophy hunters?(2016-05-14)
• ... that despite its name, thejungle cat eschewsrainforests and woodlands, and prefersswamps?(2016-05-15)
• ... thatblackbuck(pictured) could play a role in the dispersal ofProsopis juliflora fruits?(2016-06-14)
• ... that thenilgai(pictured) has been declared asvermin inBihar, India?(2016-06-19)
• ... that Nepalesetaekwondo practitionerNisha Rawal received one of four Tripartite Commission wildcards to compete at the2016 Summer Olympics?(2016-08-20)
• ... that rocks from theLesser Himalayan Strata show that the northern part of the Indian plate submerged in the lateCretaceous period?(2017-01-06)
• ... thatAll India Gorkha League leaderDeo Prakash Rai was denounced as a communist agent and deported fromMalaya in 1950?(2017-02-01)
• ... thatPasang Lhamu Sherpa, one of the first Nepali women to climbK2, was named afterthe first Nepali woman to climb Everest?(2017-02-06)
• ... thatSunil Babu Pant was the first openly gay federal-level legislator in Asia?(2017-07-07)
• ... that when disturbed, therufous-throated partridge flies to branches asthrushes do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees likebabblers?(2017-07-24)
• ... that the call of theslaty-backed forktail can easily be mistaken for that of theBlyth's kingfisher?(2017-09-24)
• ... that theblack-backed forktail has a call reminiscent of a squeaky hinge?(2017-10-05)
• ... that theForrest's pika has at different times been treated as a subspecies of theMoupin pika, theRoyle's pika, and thesteppe pika?(2017-10-07)
• ... that the scientific name of theBlyth's kingfisher(pictured), which grows up to 23 centimetres (9 inches) long, derives from the Greek demigodHercules?(2017-10-08)
• ... that theblack-necked grebe is flightless for two months of the year?(2017-10-14)
• ... thatKrishna is theHindu god of compassion, tenderness, and love?(2017-10-21)
• ... that the femaleAsian emerald cuckoo lays her eggs in the nests of birds such as thecrimson sunbird and thelittle spiderhunter?(2017-12-17)
• ... thatHillary's portrait is now being printed on the $5 bill?(2018-04-01)
• ... that a malegrey-chinned minivet was observed approaching a female while carrying a flower?(2018-04-30)
• ... that one popular expression ofBuddhist devotion is to go onpilgrimage toBodh Gayā in India?(2018-05-10)
• ... that most Buddhist discourses start with the wordsThus have I heard, which are traditionally attributed to theattendant of the Buddha?(2018-12-06)
• ... thatNepal declared a national day of mourning after the2019 Taplejung helicopter crash?(2019-03-15)
• ... thatĀnanda(sculpture pictured) became the Buddha's attendant, on condition that he would never receive any material benefit from the position?(2019-04-28)
• ... thatNepal's first officially recorded tornado occurred in March 2019?(2019-05-27)
• ... that Nepalese Prime MinisterKhadga Prasad Oli praised the 2019 sports dramaCaptain for "delivering patriotism"?(2019-06-01)
• ... that Nepalese studentSangita Magar became a human rights activist after she survived anacid attack at the age of 16?(2019-06-12)
• ... thatBirjis Qadr, theNawab (leader) ofAwadh state in northern India, became a poet while in exile inNepal?(2019-06-29)
• ... thatPema Dhondup studied filmmaking at theUniversity of Southern California so he could use the medium to tell the story of his "lost generation" of Tibetan youth?(2019-07-11)
• ... thatBinod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed onForbes's billionaire list?(2019-07-20)
• ... that in one of the vigilantewitch-hunts in Nepal, an 18-year-old girl was dragged from her home and tortured for hours in public onInternational Women's Day 2018?(2019-08-12)
• ... that the story of the legendary Christian saintsBarlaam and Josaphat is based on theGreat Renunciation of the Buddha?(2019-08-24)
• ... thatSamragyee RL Shah(pictured) is the highest-paid actress inNepali cinema as of 2019?(2019-09-07)
• ... thatAama was the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal?(2019-09-11)
• ... that a discourse given by the Buddha to his only son,Rāhula(depiction shown), became one of the seven Buddhist texts recommended for study in theinscriptions of Emperor Aśoka?(2019-10-13)
• ... that before becoming a film director, Nepal'sNischal Basnet went to Australia to study3D animation, but ended up studyinghospitality and becoming a chef?(2019-11-10)
• ... that in theNewar festival ofDepukhu, young men compete for the carcass of a young female goat that is first sacrificed by drowning in the Deopokhari pond inKhokana, Nepal?(2019-12-12)
• ... that as recently as 2013, girls as young as six from landless families were sold each year aslabour in Nepal?(2020-01-02)
• ... thatNepal's first highway tunnel was constructed by the country's firstcivil engineering graduate?(2020-01-07)
• ... that around 200 CE, the Indian monkNagarjuna exhorted a king to make "Images ofBuddha with fine proportions / Well designed andsitting on lotuses"(example pictured)?(2020-01-12)
• ... thata Nepali girl who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to KingMahendra went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister?(2020-01-13)
• ... that one out of ten labourers in theharuwa–charuwa system is forced to work when seriously ill or injured, and may still face deduction or non-payment of wages?(2020-01-28)
• ... that a man suspected of carryingcoronavirus in Nepal ran away from the hospital?(2020-03-18)
• ... that thewhite-browed tit-warbler has been found to practicecooperative breeding?(2020-04-05)
• ... thatUpāli(statue pictured), the Buddha's learned low-caste disciple, was ordained before his friends of royal blood to humble their pride?(2020-04-21)
• ... that Nepali actressSwastima Khadka holds a three-year diploma inarchitectural engineering?(2020-05-08)
• ... that Nepali directorNischal Basnet basedLoot's lead character on himself?(2020-05-09)
• ... that Indian child actressTaruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"?(2020-05-14)
• ... that Japanese mountaineerJunko Tabei(pictured), the first woman to summitMount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car?(2020-05-31)
• ... thatBishnu Majhi is the highest-paid singer in Nepal?(2020-06-04)
• ... that the 2019 romantic comedyKabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal?(2020-06-06)
• ... that during the 1990s, someBritish Army infantry battalions suffered such severe manpower shortages that they had to be reinforced bycompanies of Gurkhas?(2020-06-07)
• ... that a comedian was jailed for his negative video review of the 2019 Nepali romantic comedyBir Bikram 2?(2020-06-10)
• ... that the 2018 Nepali comedy-dramaMr. Virgin was criticised for its title?(2020-06-15)
• ... that theFilm Development Board of Nepal refused to issue a production license toGaja Baja because the title alluded to marijuana?(2020-06-17)
• ... that in Nepal,it is against the law to beg?(2020-06-19)
• ... thatBandana Nepal achieved theGuinness World Record for "longest dance marathon by an individual" by dancing for 126 hours continuously?(2020-06-29)
• ... that Nepali actorJayanendra Chand Thakuri starred in more than 100 films?(2020-07-11)
• ... that the Chinese policy ofFive Fingers of Tibet considersTibet to be China's right-hand palm, with five fingers—Ladakh,Nepal,Sikkim,Bhutan, andArunachal Pradesh—that must be "liberated"?(2020-07-13)
• ... that most Nepali families disapprove ofinter-caste marriage because they are afraid of becomingsocial outcasts?(2020-07-13)
• ... that the 1997 historical dramaBalidaan (Sacrifice) was banned in 2005 byKing Gyanendra's government for its portrayal ofNepal's communist movement?(2020-07-14)
• ... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama filmSenti Virus was changed fromAnti Virus on the advice of anastrologer?(2020-07-15)
• ... that the 379-year-olddance musical playKartik Naach(video clip featured) is performed every year in Nepal?(2020-07-20)
• ... that forits 2020 tourism campaign, the Government of Nepal proposed building 108 sculptures of theYeti painted by 108 different artists?(2020-07-20)
• ... that onNational Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud(pictured), plant rice seedlings, eatcurd andbeaten rice, and sing folk songs?(2020-07-30)
• ... that Nepal's first femaleauto rickshaw driver,Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country?(2020-08-01)
• ... that the song and visual images in the music video for "Bola Maya" express the pain of those who lose their loved ones in foreign lands?(2020-08-12)
• ... that KingRam Shah ofGorkha introducedcriminal codes to the kingdom?(2020-08-17)
• ... thatGhansi created a well so that he could be remembered after his death?(2020-08-19)
• ... that in 1911,George V(pictured)killed 21 tigers, 8 rhinos, and 1 bear in Nepal?(2020-09-01)
• ... that construction of the 195 m (640 ft)Gorkha Bridge in Nepal reconnected seven remote villages and reestablished a portion of a popular hiking trail?(2020-09-04)
• ... that theHong Kong Logistic Support Regiment RLC was nicknamed the "1000-Day Regiment" as its 1,181 days of service made it possibly the shortest-lived peacetime regiment in the British Army?(2020-09-22)
• ... that residents ofDevdaha, Nepal, decided thata 13-year-old girl should marry her 25-year-old alleged rapist?(2020-09-24)
• ... that according to legend,Swayambhunath(pictured), one of the oldeststupas in Nepal, came out of asacred lotus at the centre of Kathmandu when the city wasa lake?(2020-10-10)
• ... that the queen and others apparently used to watchMalla kings taking baths in theTusha Hiti?(2020-10-28)
• ... that Nepali authorKrishna Lal Adhikari(pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishinga book about the cultivation of corn?(2020-10-31)
• ... that the 2013 Nepali historical dramaBadhshala was briefly banned by theNepali Army because the actors wore military uniforms without permission?(2020-11-05)
• ... thatthe film roles of Nepali actorDayahang Rai include a crime boss, aMaoist, the suspected killer ofa popular communist leader, a police officer, and a bank robber?(2020-11-07)
• ... that on this day, Nepali peopleworship dogs(example pictured) to pleaseYama?(2020-11-14)
• ... that sheep were traditionally used tocarry salt from Tibet to Nepal(traders pictured)?(2020-11-20)
• ... thatHamro Lok Sanskriti (Our Folk Culture) was one of three books to win the first issuance ofMadan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour?(2020-12-09)
• ... thatTribhuvan andGyanendra each becameKing of Nepal twice?(2020-12-11)
• ... thatAlexander Lindsay served as a general in theEast India Company while remaining ahalf-pay lieutenant in the British Army?(2020-12-14)
• ... that women are prohibited from entering theChisapani Gadhi in Nepal due to the belief that this could bring them bad luck or even death?(2021-01-13)
• ... that theclouded leopard(example pictured) is the first cat that diverged from thecommon ancestor of theFelidae more than four million years ago?(2021-01-16)
• ... that whenJoe Brown andGeorge Band made thefirst successful ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955, they deliberately turned back a few feet below the summit?(2021-01-23)
• ... that thePallas's cat(example pictured) has up to 9,000 hairs per cm² (58,000/in²) of fur?(2021-01-30)
• ... that according toNepalese folklore,Pimbahal Pond was built by a demon?(2021-04-12)
• ... that the historicStatue of Laxmi-Narayan(pictured) was on display in theDallas Museum of Art for 37 years despite having been stolen?(2021-04-17)
• ... that the mushroomMacrocybe gigantea has been found growing on elephant dung inKerala?(2021-05-30)
• ... that inHindu mythology, the creator deityDaksha marriedAsikni, after realising that copulation was necessary for procreation?(2021-06-18)
• ... thatIndrani(sculpture pictured), the queen of Hindudevas (gods), is a daughter of ademonic figure?(2021-06-20)
• ... thatOperation Romeo was one of the causes of theNepalese Civil War?(2021-09-13)
• ... thatthe biggestTurdus is 23–28 centimetres (9–10 inches) in length?(2021-11-20)
• ... that the infamousNepalese royal massacre took place in theTribhuvan Sadan?(2021-12-09)
• ... that mountaineerEdmund Hillary asked Canadian doctorJoan Ford to take her "Adidas runners, a stethoscope and an umbrella" and get to theHimalayas?(2021-12-26)
• ... that theEyes of Buddha(example pictured) is aBuddhist symbol commonly painted onstupas in Nepal?(2022-08-31)
• ... that theSouth Asian river dolphin is nearly blind and relies onecholocation for navigation?(2022-12-31)
• ... that white moths are suspected to causeseasonal hyperacute panuveitis in Nepal?(2023-12-02)
• ... thatAnjali Lama, Nepal's first transgender model, worked withCalvin Klein in 2019?(2024-02-16)
• ... thathallu­ci­no­genic honey(pictured) was used as a biological weapon more than 2000 years ago?(2024-05-14)
• ... that the Nepali term "sukumbasi" refers to squatters, who typically avoid using the word because of its negative connotations?(2025-03-12)
• ... the2025 student elections at 15 constituent campuses ofTribhuvan University could not be held due to political conflicts between student organizations?(2025-06-13)
• ... that at his first international competition, runnerBhupendra Silwal started bleeding when he tried to remove tarmac embedded in his feet?(2025-09-04)
• ... that Aboriginal Australians who first saw herds ofwater buffalo intepreted the new animals as a manifestation oftheir dreaming?(2025-10-27)

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