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... that the dharma wheel of Buddhism represents the collective teachings known as the dharma? (2004-03-17)
... that the Zhang Zhung culture of Tibet is the source of the Bön religion? (2004-04-08)
... that there are fewer than 2000 Indian Rhinoceroses left in the wild? (2004-07-11)
... that an Indian rhinoceros, sent as a gift to Pope Leo X in 1515, was immortalised as Dürer's Rhinoceros after dying in a shipwreck? (2024-02-29)
... that the History of Buddhism includes a century of Greco-Buddhist interaction, primarily around Bactria? (2004-09-04)
... that the Long-tailed Broadbill is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus? (2004-11-27)
... that a major milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India came in 1193 when the great university at Nalanda was destroyed by Turkish Muslim raiders? (2005-01-02)
... that Wai-Wai is a popular noodle-like snack in Nepal, Sikkim and in northern parts of West Bengal? (2005-01-06)
... that the Chicken's Neck is a narrow strip of land 24 km in width connecting India to its north-eastern states? (2005-01-17)
... that the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force is the world's only police department outside of Nepal to be comprised of Gurkhas, and it is currently the only military or police unit in Singapore to be headed by a Briton? (2005-10-18)
... that Chandra Prakash Mainali, who led an armed Maoist revolt in eastern Nepal in 1971, later served as Minister of Local Development in 1994-95? (2006-04-06)
... that the shortest binomial name of a species is Ia io, which belongs to the Great Evening Bat? (2006-05-13)
... that the noble rhubarb (pictured) of the frigid, sunburnt Himalaya creates its own protective greenhouse with ultraviolet-blocking panels? (2006-06-14)
... that the Nepalese communist leader Ruplal Bishvakarma, who introduced the current Maoist leader Prachandra to militant politics in the 1970s, opposed Prachandra's plans for an armed uprising in 1994? (2006-08-18)
... that the Himalayan Brown Bear is considered the source of the legend of the Yeti? (2006-10-05)
... that Channa, a charioteer of Prince Siddhartha, became a bhikkhu upon his master's attainment of buddhahood? (2006-11-06)
... that Nepalese politician Radha Krishna Mainali, once a communist revolutionary and a political prisoner for 16 years, was appointed Minister of Education & Sports by King Gyanendra after the king's seizure of power in February 2005? (2007-01-05)
... that sixteen people were killed during a general strike in Nepal in 1992, an incident that contributed to the breakout of a civil war four years later? (2007-01-06)
... that Anuruddha, one of the leading five disciples of Gautama Buddha, was his cousin? (2007-04-07)
... that the staff of the mayor of Mirik, West Bengal vowed to spend a month's salary in SMS voting for Indian Idol contestant Prashant Tamang, the first finalist of Nepalese descent? (2007-07-06)
... that Buddhist monk Ekai Kawaguchi was the first Japanese citizen to travel to Nepal? (2007-09-17)
... that at the peak of the 1979 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 of Kathmandu? (2007-09-22)
... that Nanda, the half-sister of Gautama Buddha, went on to be the foremost nun in the practice of jhana? (2007-10-31)
... that it is unclear whether Gungsrong Gungtsen ever ruled Tibet, although he was the only known son of the first Tibetan emperor, Songtsän Gampo? (2007-12-03)
... that according to Hindu mythology, the Tandava, a vigorous dance by Hindu god Shiva (pictured), is the source of the cycle of creation, preservation and dissolution of the universe? (2007-12-18)
... that some Tibetans once thought Britain’s Queen Victoria was a reincarnation of Palden Lhamo, the wrathful deity considered to be the principal Protectress of Tibet? (2007-12-22)
... that the Nepalese Maoist Newar National Liberation Front sponsored the 'Miss Newa' beauty pageant despite having previously demonstrated against it? (2008-01-14)
... that the scientific name of the vase-shaped forest fungus Gomphus floccosus (pictured) means 'woolly plug'? (2008-02-16)
... that Hugh Ruttledge led the 1933 Mount Everest expedition on which Andrew Irvine's ice axe was discovered? (2008-03-06)
... that Bhanbhagta Gurung returned to his farm in Nepal in 1946, after receiving a Victoria Cross for his actions while serving with the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Burma? (2008-03-09)
... that Chamunda (pictured), a fearsome aspect of the Hindu Divine Mother, was worshipped by ritual human and animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine? (2008-03-14)
... that nationalists seek a Greater Nepal that extends into Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim in India? (2008-04-16)
... that Camling is an ancient and endangered Kiranti language, spoken by only about 10,000 people in eastern Nepal, Bhutan and India? (2008-04-17)
... that although spoken by less than 18,686 people, the Kulung language has eight dialects and covers the "Mahakulung" ethno-linguistic area? (2008-04-23)
... that the 1999 Chamoli earthquake in India, in which 103 people died, was also felt in the Baitadi, Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur districts in Nepal? (2008-05-17)
... that the new Maoist-led government seeks to scrap Nepal's 1950 treaty with India, which sought to build strong Indo-Nepal relations to counter perceived threats from China? (2008-05-20)
... that China sought to strengthen Sino-Nepalese relations by supplying arms to the Nepalese monarchy against the country's Maoist insurgents? (2008-06-05)
... that Pakistan established bilateral relations with Nepal in 1962-63 and agreed to provide free trade access and transport facilities to Nepal at the Chittagong Port? (2008-06-09)
... that Hygrocybe coccinea (pictured) is a bright red edible mushroom that grows in the grasslands of Europe and under Rhododendron in Nepal? (2008-07-03)
... that the former general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal, Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, turned royalist and became chairman of Nepal's Royal Privy Council? (2008-07-11)
... that Nara Bahadur Karmacharya is the sole surviving founding member of the Communist Party of Nepal? (2008-07-12)
... that the Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation of Nepal proposed a synthesis of Buddhism and Maoism in 1977? (2008-07-13)
... that in the 1981 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 to Hindu mythology, the "first king" Prithu chased the Earth in the form of a cow (pictured), who eventually agreed to yield her milk as all the world's grain and vegetation? (2008-07-29)
... that although male Kashmir Gray Langurs are usually protective of infants, they sometimes engage in infanticide? (2008-08-09)
... that parts of the veiled stinkhorn Phallus indusiatus have been consumed by lifeforms as diverse as bees, flies, Chinese diplomats and Henry Kissinger? (2008-08-18)
... that Maoist rebels and Nepali government forces engaged in four attacks in Sandhikharka between 2002 and 2005? (2008-08-30)
... that pollution has risen in the Sundarijal reservoir in Nepal due to large numbers of tourists who crowd the area every weekend? (2008-10-13)
... that, during the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition, Edward Norton set a world record for climbing height that stood until 1952? (2008-12-09)
... that having observed the four sights as a young prince, Gautama Buddha (statue pictured) realized the sufferings in life and started an ascetic life against his father's wish? (2009-05-02)
... that in an annual festival in Koovagam, India, eunuchs and transvestites ritually marry the Hindu god Aravan (statue pictured)? (2009-05-17)
... that the 1994 Nepalese legislative election saw the first democratically elected communist government in Asia come to power? (2009-05-24)
... that the false earthstar in the fungal family Astraeaceae (pictured) can open and close its rays in response to changes in humidity? (2009-07-02)
... that Kirātārjunīya, a Sanskrit poem by Bharavi, 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 the Election Commission of Nepal oversaw approximately 10,000 polling places, 10,000 candidates, and 234,000 election workers during voting for the Nepalese Constituent Assembly? (2009-09-07)
... that on Sarvapitri amavasya (today), Hindus offer food to the ancestors, who are believed to accept the offering through a crow? (2009-09-18)
... that Disciotis venosa, Hygrophorus subalpinus, Mycena overholtsii, Plectania nannfeldtii, Ramaria botrytis, and Clitocybe glacialis (pictured) are all mushrooms that grow in or near snowbanks? (2009-10-14)
... that Pushkar Fair—the largest camel fair in Asia—commenced on Kartik Ekadashi (29 Oct) and will end today on Kartik Poornima? (2009-11-02)
... that according to Hindu mythology, Ila was cursed to change his/her gender every month? (2009-11-09)
... that Nepal's capital Kathmandu only had one restaurant in 1955? (2010-01-01)
... that the Hindu mythical beast Sharabha (pictured, god Shiva as Sharabha), described as mightier than the lion and elephant, is included in the list of edible animals in the Mahabharata? (2010-01-29)
... that when the Russet Sparrow (pictured) and the House Sparrow breed in the same hill station, the House Sparrow prefers bazaars and the Russet Sparrow "more up market" houses? (2010-02-06)
... that the Hindu goddess Varahi (statue pictured) is worshipped only in the night according to secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices? (2010-02-07)
... that the self-decapitated Hindu goddess Chinnamasta (pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent? (2010-03-02)
... that Tengboche Monastery (pictured) is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region of Nepal? (2010-03-07)
... that the Hindu widow goddess Dhumavati (pictured) is offered liquor, meat, cigarettes and bhang, an intoxicating hashish drink? (2010-03-11)
... that the erotic Indian classical dance Mohiniattam is named after the seductress supreme of Hindu mythology – Mohini (pictured), the female avatar of the male god Vishnu? (2010-03-22)
... that Manaslu (pictured) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal? (2010-04-20)
... that the demon Kabandha (pictured), from the Hindu epic Ramayana, 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 the Kamala and other rivers in northern Bihar in India in 2003? (2010-05-13)
... that Charles Cornwallis, during his governorship in India, refused to blame General William Medows for his performance in the 1792 Siege of Seringapatam? (2010-05-22)
... that Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hilary, was once sent to Tengboche Monastery in Tengboche (pictured) to be a monk? (2010-06-03)
... that reliable water flow from the Sun Kosi, in mountainous Nepal, is proposed to be diverted through a 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) tunnel to the Kamala River for irrigation and other purposes? (2010-06-04)
... that the Eastern Great Egret (pictured) has a neck one and a half times as long as its body? (2010-06-15)
... that the bark of the Himalayan Birch was once used as paper for writing Sanskrit texts (pictured)? (2010-06-17)
... that according to Ramayana adaptations, Mandodari – the wife of the ten-headed demon Ravana – was the mother of Sita, 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 the Hindu god of wealth and the regent of the North? (2010-07-18)
... that Nepalese communist politician Narayan Man Bijukchhe has won a parliamentary seat in every national election since the 1990 Jana Andolan? (2010-07-27)
... that many sex positions derive their Sanskrit names from that of the Hindu goddess of sexual pleasure – Rati (pictured with her husband, the lovegod Kama)? (2010-08-05)
... that the freshwater snail Indoplanorbis exustus (pictured) transfers veterinarily important parasites, including the fluke Schistosoma spindale? (2010-08-06)
... that the Banglabandha inland port is aimed at increasing trade between Bangladesh and Nepal, India, and Bhutan? (2010-09-16)
... that in retaliation for Nepal recognising Bangladesh in 1971, Pakistan broke off its ties with Nepal? (2010-09-18)
... that the status of Bhutanese refugees located in seven U.N.-run camps in Nepal is a major issue affecting Bhutan–Nepal relations? (2010-09-28)
... that extracts of the red volva Amanita can cause high blood sugar in mice? (2010-10-26)
... that the Jew's Ear is an edible reminder of a suicide? (2010-10-31)
... that in various regions in India, a haunting bhoot can be thwarted using water, steel or iron objects, or the scent of burnt turmeric? (2010-10-31)
... that Kamadhenu (pictured), "the mother of all cows", was born from the burp or the vomit of a deity, according to some Hindu scriptures? (2010-11-22)
... that a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed five minutes after taking off from Lamidanda Airport, Nepal, last month? (2011-01-11)
... that Nepal's first public bus service was founded in 1959 by Karuna Ratna Tuladhar and his brother? (2011-01-30)
... that Nepal Transport Service, founded in 1959, was the first Nepalese public bus line? (2011-02-25)
... that Tamil devotional poetry describes how clothes of married women slipped off at the sight of the Hindu god Shiva appearing in the form of a naked beggar (pictured)? (2011-04-23)
... that according to Hindu mythology, the god-king Indra was cursed with having a thousand vagina marks on his body for having extra-martial sex with Ahalya (pictured)? (2011-05-22)
... that the Hindu deity Vaikuntha Kamalaja is depicted half-female? (2011-06-19)
... that according to the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jaya gave birth to fifty magical divine weapons? (2011-08-05)
... that the Nepalese Chamber of Commerce, Lhasa, formed in 1943, was the first chamber of commerce established by Nepalese traders in Tibet? (2011-08-07)
... that the taboo offering of a cloth stained with menstrual blood to the Hindu goddess Matangi (pictured) is thought to grant the ability to attract a mate? (2011-09-21)
... that the world's highest webcam is capable of streaming live HD video of the summit of Mount Everest? (2011-10-11)
... that the British scholar Percy Brown was one of the earliest pioneers who wrote on Indian and Buddhist architecture? (2012-04-28)
... that after Francys Arsentiev died 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)
... that Pragyananda Mahasthavir was the first Theravada Buddhist monk wearing yellow robes to be seen in Kathmandu since the 14th century? (2012-05-30)
... that a new election will be held to choose the Nepalese Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution following the previous one's failure? (2012-06-09)
... that between 1591 and 1611, Garhwal repelled seven incursions by Kumaon, eventually defeating King Laxmi Chand of Kumaon and taking his capital? (2012-07-25)
... that in some portrayals of the marriage of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati, their yet-unborn sons are depicted? (2012-09-02)
... that as per Hindu beliefs, people who have sex with animals are tortured in Hell after death (pictured)? (2012-11-02)
... that the South 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 the Tulsi plant to the god Vishnu inaugurates the Hindu wedding season? (2012-12-13)
... that in the Hindu epic Ramayana, Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer studded with gems to facilitate the kidnapping of the heroine? (2012-12-22)
... that news of the conquest of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (pictured) came to the outside world by a runner bearing a coded message? (2012-12-26)
... that the Hindu scriptures describe how a boar (pictured) rescued the earth, which had been kidnapped and hidden in the primordial waters? (2013-01-18)
... that the tale of the Great Flood and the Ark is also told in Hinduism? (2013-01-21)
... that each of the five 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 the first Philippine expedition to Mount Everest was compared to "putting a Filipino on the Moon"? (2013-02-25)
... that climate change threatens the flora and fauna of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape, including the endangered snow leopard? (2013-02-28)
... that the Terai Arc Landscape has one of the highest densities of Bengal tigers in the world? (2013-03-02)
... that Nepalese politician and conservationist Harka Gurung was honoured with a memorial football tournament after his death in a helicopter crash? (2013-03-15)
... that Ram Raja Prasad Singh was sentenced to death in absentia following the Nepal bombings in 1985? (2013-05-18)
... that the Hindu god Krishna is described as having eight chief queens (pictured with Krishna) – Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana – and 16,000 other wives headed by Rohini? (2013-05-25)
... that in the wildlife 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 the Ramayana narrate that the demon Ravana abducts an illusionary double of Sita, rather than the real one? (2013-06-26)
... that the large-eared pika lives in high mountains and is listed by the IUCN as "Least Concern" while the Helan Shan pika is restricted to a single mountain and is listed as "Critically Endangered"? (2013-08-30)
... that Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes observed by Hindus throughout India and also in Nepal? (2013-09-17)
... that newborn Hodgson'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 rebels attacked police stations, trying to start a popular uprising? (2013-10-21)
... that former Minister of Industries Keshab Prasad Badal was a leader of the Proletarian Revolutionary Organisation, Nepal in the 1970s? (2014-02-26)
... that when Nimdoma Sherpa summited Mount Everest at the age of 16, she became the youngest woman to do so at the time? (2014-04-28)
... that though Przevalski's Nuthatch has been treated as conspecific with the White-breasted Nuthatch, a 2014 phylogenetic study found them to be only distantly related within their genus? (2014-05-02)
... that Tintin in Tibet is the only Tintin story without an antagonist? (2014-05-29)
... that the Tantric deity Uchchhishta Ganapati is often depicted with a naked goddess, each touching the other's genitals? (2014-07-14)
... that there is only one Information Technology Park in Nepal? (2014-07-30)
... that the four-faced linga (pictured) may be called a "linga with five faces"? (2014-07-31)
... that Devasena represents Heaven while her co-wife Valli (both pictured with their husband) represents the earth? (2014-08-01)
... that the Hindu deity Heramba, protector of the weak, is associated with rites for inflicting harm on one's enemies? (2014-08-22)
... that the demoness Trijata is described as the ideal of a true friend by Indologist Camille Bulcke? (2014-09-14)
... that part of Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest has been filmed at over 17,000 feet (5,200 m) above sea level? (2014-10-21)
... that the Kaivalya Upanishad exalts the one who sees without eyes and hears without ears? (2015-01-30)
... that the god Vishnu's mace represents his wife? (2015-02-01)
... that according to the Atharvashikha Upanishad, Om represents the Hindu Trinity, the Vedic scriptures, Vedic poetic meters and holy fires? (2015-02-11)
... that in Vedic literature, Gargi Vachaknavi is honored as one of the great natural philosophers, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and a person with knowledge of Brahmavidya? (2015-03-26)
... that the Affair of the Dancing Lamas was covered up for over fifty years? (2015-05-26)
... that Operation Sahayogi Haat ("helping hands") delivered about 120 short tons (110 t) of emergency disaster supplies for the Nepal 2015 earthquake relief effort? (2015-06-23)
... that in the Atharvasiras Upanishsad, the Devas offer prayers to Rudra extolling him as immortal and indestructible? (2015-06-30)
... that the film roles of Nepalese actress Manisha Koirala (pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the Bombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? (2015-08-16)
... that little 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 in Far Cry 4? (2015-11-10)
... that grey 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 the Bhikshuka Upanishad, the ascetic lifestyle of four types of monk includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day? (2015-11-23)
... that various incarnations of Doctor Strange, the upcoming 2016 Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986? (2015-11-23)
... that the purple heron often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely? (2015-11-27)
... that the Devi Upanishad reveres Devi (pictured), the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe? (2015-11-29)
... that the ruddy shelduck (pictured) is a mainly nocturnal bird? (2015-11-29)
... that Hodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below? (2015-12-02)
... that the Himalayan field rat is closely related to the brown rat? (2015-12-04)
... that the Eurasian bittern may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes? (2015-12-05)
... that Mai Pokhari (pictured), a wetland in the Ilam District of Nepal, designated a Ramsar site in October 2008, is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists? (2015-12-08)
... that Guinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of Love You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"? (2016-02-03)
... that a 1995 storm caused 63 deaths in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches? (2016-02-13)
... that the Jokhang temple, at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in Lhasa, is considered the "spiritual heart of the city" and the most sacred in Tibet? (2016-03-30)
... that the unusual four-horned skull of the four-horned antelope (illustrated) makes it a popular target for trophy hunters? (2016-05-14)
... that despite its name, the jungle cat eschews rainforests and woodlands, and prefers swamps? (2016-05-15)
... that blackbuck (pictured) could play a role in the dispersal of Prosopis juliflora fruits? (2016-06-14)
... that the nilgai (pictured) has been declared as vermin in Bihar, India? (2016-06-19)
... that Nepalese taekwondo practitioner Nisha Rawal received one of four Tripartite Commission wildcards to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics? (2016-08-20)
... that rocks from the Lesser Himalayan Strata show that the northern part of the Indian plate submerged in the late Cretaceous period? (2017-01-06)
... that All India Gorkha League leader Deo Prakash Rai was denounced as a communist agent and deported from Malaya in 1950? (2017-02-01)
... that Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, one of the first Nepali women to climb K2, was named after the first Nepali woman to climb Everest? (2017-02-06)
... that Sunil Babu Pant was the first openly gay federal-level legislator in Asia? (2017-07-07)
... that when disturbed, the rufous-throated partridge flies to branches as thrushes do, and at night, roosts huddled in trees like babblers? (2017-07-24)
... that the call of the slaty-backed forktail can easily be mistaken for that of the Blyth's kingfisher? (2017-09-24)
... that the black-backed forktail has a call reminiscent of a squeaky hinge? (2017-10-05)
... that the Forrest's pika has at different times been treated as a subspecies of the Moupin pika, the Royle's pika, and the steppe pika? (2017-10-07)
... that the scientific name of the Blyth's kingfisher (pictured), which grows up to 23 centimetres (9 inches) long, derives from the Greek demigod Hercules? (2017-10-08)
... that the black-necked grebe is flightless for two months of the year? (2017-10-14)
... that Krishna is the Hindu god of compassion, tenderness, and love? (2017-10-21)
... that the female Asian emerald cuckoo lays her eggs in the nests of birds such as the crimson sunbird and the little spiderhunter? (2017-12-17)
... that Hillary's portrait is now being printed on the $5 bill? (2018-04-01)
... that a male grey-chinned minivet was observed approaching a female while carrying a flower? (2018-04-30)
... that one popular expression of Buddhist devotion is to go on pilgrimage to Bodh Gayā in India? (2018-05-10)
... that most Buddhist discourses start with the words Thus have I heard, which are traditionally attributed to the attendant of the Buddha? (2018-12-06)
... that Nepal declared a national day of mourning after the 2019 Taplejung helicopter crash? (2019-03-15)
... that Ānanda (sculpture pictured) became the Buddha's attendant, on condition that he would never receive any material benefit from the position? (2019-04-28)
... that Nepal's first officially recorded tornado occurred in March 2019? (2019-05-27)
... that Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli praised the 2019 sports drama Captain for "delivering patriotism"? (2019-06-01)
... that Nepalese student Sangita Magar became a human rights activist after she survived an acid attack at the age of 16? (2019-06-12)
... that Birjis Qadr, the Nawab (leader) of Awadh state in northern India, became a poet while in exile in Nepal? (2019-06-29)
... that Pema Dhondup studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California so he could use the medium to tell the story of his "lost generation" of Tibetan youth? (2019-07-11)
... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list? (2019-07-20)
... that in one of the vigilante witch-hunts in Nepal, an 18-year-old girl was dragged from her home and tortured for hours in public on International Women's Day 2018? (2019-08-12)
... that the story of the legendary Christian saints Barlaam and Josaphat is based on the Great Renunciation of the Buddha? (2019-08-24)
... that Samragyee RL Shah (pictured) is the highest-paid actress in Nepali cinema as of 2019? (2019-09-07)
... that Aama 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 the inscriptions of Emperor Aśoka? (2019-10-13)
... that before becoming a film director, Nepal's Nischal Basnet went to Australia to study 3D animation, but ended up studying hospitality and becoming a chef? (2019-11-10)
... that in the Newar festival of Depukhu, young men compete for the carcass of a young female goat that is first sacrificed by drowning in the Deopokhari pond in Khokana, Nepal? (2019-12-12)
... that as recently as 2013, girls as young as six from landless families were sold each year as labour in Nepal? (2020-01-02)
... that Nepal's first highway tunnel was constructed by the country's first civil engineering graduate? (2020-01-07)
... that around 200 CE, the Indian monk Nagarjuna exhorted a king to make "Images of Buddha with fine proportions / Well designed and sitting on lotuses" (example pictured)? (2020-01-12)
... that a Nepali girl who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to King Mahendra went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister? (2020-01-13)
... that one out of ten labourers in the haruwa–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 carrying coronavirus in Nepal ran away from the hospital? (2020-03-18)
... that the white-browed tit-warbler has been found to practice cooperative breeding? (2020-04-05)
... that Upāli (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 actress Swastima Khadka holds a three-year diploma in architectural engineering? (2020-05-08)
... that Nepali director Nischal Basnet based Loot's lead character on himself? (2020-05-09)
... that Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"? (2020-05-14)
... that Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (pictured), the first woman to summit Mount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car? (2020-05-31)
... that Bishnu Majhi is the highest-paid singer in Nepal? (2020-06-04)
... that the 2019 romantic comedy Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal? (2020-06-06)
... that during the 1990s, some British Army infantry battalions suffered such severe manpower shortages that they had to be reinforced by companies of Gurkhas? (2020-06-07)
... that a comedian was jailed for his negative video review of the 2019 Nepali romantic comedy Bir Bikram 2? (2020-06-10)
... that the 2018 Nepali comedy-drama Mr. Virgin was criticised for its title? (2020-06-15)
... that the Film Development Board of Nepal refused to issue a production license to Gaja Baja because the title alluded to marijuana? (2020-06-17)
... that in Nepal, it is against the law to beg? (2020-06-19)
... that Bandana Nepal achieved the Guinness World Record for "longest dance marathon by an individual" by dancing for 126 hours continuously? (2020-06-29)
... that Nepali actor Jayanendra Chand Thakuri starred in more than 100 films? (2020-07-11)
... that the Chinese policy of Five Fingers of Tibet considers Tibet to be China's right-hand palm, with five fingers—Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh—that must be "liberated"? (2020-07-13)
... that most Nepali families disapprove of inter-caste marriage because they are afraid of becoming social outcasts? (2020-07-13)
... that the 1997 historical drama Balidaan (Sacrifice) was banned in 2005 by King Gyanendra's government for its portrayal of Nepal's communist movement? (2020-07-14)
... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film Senti Virus was changed from Anti Virus on the advice of an astrologer? (2020-07-15)
... that the 379-year-old dance musical play Kartik Naach (video clip featured) is performed every year in Nepal? (2020-07-20)
... that for its 2020 tourism campaign, the Government of Nepal proposed building 108 sculptures of the Yeti painted by 108 different artists? (2020-07-20)
... that on National Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud (pictured), plant rice seedlings, eat curd and beaten rice, and sing folk songs? (2020-07-30)
... that Nepal's first female auto 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 King Ram Shah of Gorkha introduced criminal codes to the kingdom? (2020-08-17)
... that Ghansi 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 the Hong 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 of Devdaha, Nepal, decided that a 13-year-old girl should marry her 25-year-old alleged rapist? (2020-09-24)
... that according to legend, Swayambhunath (pictured), one of the oldest stupas in Nepal, came out of a sacred lotus at the centre of Kathmandu when the city was a lake? (2020-10-10)
... that the queen and others apparently used to watch Malla kings taking baths in the Tusha Hiti? (2020-10-28)
... that Nepali author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the cultivation of corn? (2020-10-31)
... that the 2013 Nepali historical drama Badhshala was briefly banned by the Nepali Army because the actors wore military uniforms without permission? (2020-11-05)
... that the film roles of Nepali actor Dayahang Rai include a crime boss, a Maoist, the suspected killer of a popular communist leader, a police officer, and a bank robber? (2020-11-07)
... that on this day, Nepali people worship dogs (example pictured) to please Yama? (2020-11-14)
... that sheep were traditionally used to carry salt from Tibet to Nepal (traders pictured)? (2020-11-20)
... that Hamro Lok Sanskriti (Our Folk Culture) was one of three books to win the first issuance of Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour? (2020-12-09)
... that Tribhuvan and Gyanendra each became King of Nepal twice? (2020-12-11)
... that Alexander Lindsay served as a general in the East India Company while remaining a half-pay lieutenant in the British Army? (2020-12-14)
... that women are prohibited from entering the Chisapani Gadhi in Nepal due to the belief that this could bring them bad luck or even death? (2021-01-13)
... that the clouded leopard (example pictured) is the first cat that diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae more than four million years ago? (2021-01-16)
... that when Joe Brown and George Band made the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955, they deliberately turned back a few feet below the summit? (2021-01-23)
... that the Pallas's cat (example pictured) has up to 9,000 hairs per cm² (58,000/in²) of fur? (2021-01-30)
... that according to Nepalese folklore, Pimbahal Pond was built by a demon? (2021-04-12)
... that the historic Statue of Laxmi-Narayan (pictured) was on display in the Dallas Museum of Art for 37 years despite having been stolen? (2021-04-17)
... that the mushroom Macrocybe gigantea has been found growing on elephant dung in Kerala? (2021-05-30)
... that in Hindu mythology, the creator deity Daksha married Asikni, after realising that copulation was necessary for procreation? (2021-06-18)
... that Indrani (sculpture pictured), the queen of Hindu devas (gods), is a daughter of a demonic figure? (2021-06-20)
... that Operation Romeo was one of the causes of the Nepalese Civil War? (2021-09-13)
... that the biggest Turdus is 23–28 centimetres (9–10 inches) in length? (2021-11-20)
... that the infamous Nepalese royal massacre took place in the Tribhuvan Sadan? (2021-12-09)
... that mountaineer Edmund Hillary asked Canadian doctor Joan Ford to take her "Adidas runners, a stethoscope and an umbrella" and get to the Himalayas? (2021-12-26)
... that the Eyes of Buddha (example pictured) is a Buddhist symbol commonly painted on stupas in Nepal? (2022-08-31)
... that the South Asian river dolphin is nearly blind and relies on echolocation for navigation? (2022-12-31)
... that white moths are suspected to cause seasonal hyperacute panuveitis in Nepal? (2023-12-02)
... that Anjali Lama, Nepal's first transgender model, worked with Calvin Klein in 2019? (2024-02-16)
... that hallucinogenic 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)
... the 2025 student elections at 15 constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University could not be held due to political conflicts between student organizations? (2025-06-13)
... that at his first international competition, runner Bhupendra Silwal started bleeding when he tried to remove tarmac embedded in his feet? (2025-09-04)
... that Aboriginal Australians who first saw herds of water buffalo intepreted the new animals as a manifestation of their dreaming? (2025-10-27)
... that the origin of chole bhature (example pictured) is disputed? (2025-11-25)

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