30 Interesting things from Incredible India

1. India is the world's largest democracy, with 1.2 billion people
2. Taj Mahal at Agra, India is one of the seven wonders of the world which is a symbol of love. 
3. India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages.
4. The Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India.
5. 100 million people come to India's Kumbh Mela Festival, the world's biggest gathering of humans.
6. It's illegal for foreigners to take Indian currency (rupees) out of India.
7. Breathing the air in Mumbai, India, for just one day is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes.
8. The world's biggest family lives together in India: a man with 39 wives and 94 children. A man married a dog in India as atonement.
9. Police officers in one state in India are given a slight pay upgrade for having a moustache.
10. India has more mobile phones than toilets.
11. Children's Day is celebrated in India on November 14th, 9 months after Valentine's Day.
12. 70% of all the world's spices come from India.
13. In India, a polling station is set up in a forest for a lone voter in every election since 2004.
14. India has more population than the entire Western Hemisphere of Earth.
15. India's "Go Air" airline only hires female flight attendants because they are lighter, so they save up to US$500,000 per year in fuel.
16. Gleevec, a cancer drug that costs US$70,000 in the U.S. per year, cost just US$2,500 in India because it can't be patented there.
17. In India, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Israel, bank notes have Braille-like markings on them for the blind.
18. The richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani, built a home valued at US$1 billion. It's a 27-story building with 3 helipads, a 6-floor car park, a staff of 600, a 4-storey hanging garden and a cinema.
19. The Golden Temple in India feeds a vegetarian meal to over 100,000 people a day regardless of race, religion and class.
20. Indian housewives hold 11% of the World's Gold. That is more than the reserves of the U.S., IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.
21. A man revived 5 rivers and brought water back to 1000 villages in India using native water-preservation techniques.
22. In India, many brides use the "Bichiya": a wedding ring for the toe.
23. There's a village in India that produces most bouncers and bodyguards of New Delhi's nightclubs.
24. Only about 1 in 100 marriages in India end in divorce, one of the lowest rates in the world.
25. India has more people using the internet than the entire population of the U.S.
26. During WW2, India produced the largest volunteer Army in world history: over 2.5 million men. At least 38 Indians received the Victoria Cross or the George Cross.
27. The village of Shani Shingnapur, India, had no doors, locks or crime for over 400 years until 2010
28. The Khasi people in Meghalaya, India, grow living bridges with tree roots.
29. India planted nearly 50 million trees in 24 hours on Monday, July 11, 2016, a new Guinness World Record.
30. In India, Snakes are worshipped as gods even today. Many women pour milk on snakes, despite snakes' aversion for it.