Kumbh Mela gathering visible from space

The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.

A FLOATING POST OFFICE

India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people. The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.

FACTS REGARDING WORLD WAR 2

1.73 Million People Died in World War 2.

2.World War 2 Began in 1937 with a War between China and Japan.

3.Two Million People Were Killed by Bombings in World War 2.

4.The Atomic Bomb – 67 Times More Deadly than Any Explosion before World War 2.

5.September 3 1939: Britain and France Declare War on Germany.

6.The Tripartite Pact of September 27 1940 Unites Germany, Japan and Italy.

7.June 22 1941: Germany Invaded the USSR Ending Their Truce.

8.Roosevelt Had a Secret Plan to Defeat Germany in 1940.

9.U-Boats Sunk 3,000 Ships with Torpedoes in World War 2.

10.Germany Lost 25% of Its Pre-War Territory after Losing World War 2.

FACTS REGARDING WORLD WAR 1

1.38 Million Soldiers Were Killed, Wounded, or Went Missing in World War 1.

2.Between 1908 and 1913, Military Spending in Europe Went up by 50%.

3.World War 1 Started with Two Bullets on June 28, 1914.

4.975,000 Casualties Occurred in One Battle During World War 1.

5.19,240 British Soldiers Died on the First Day of One Battle in World War 1.

6.Germany Lost All Its Pacific Islands During World War 1.

7.The First Major Battles of World War 1 Were in Africa.

8.Russia Lost 5 Million Soldiers in the First 2 Years of World War 1.

9.The First Spy Planes Were Used during World War 1.

10.Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya Was the First Female Military Pilot in 1914.