Not much has been said about the oddities originating from the Indian sub-continent, here’s a little lister to get you up to speed.
Chapati Machines
There’s a solution for those who just can’t go without “Maa ke hath ki Chapati“. For a few thousand bucks you can get one of those Chapati Maker machines that put the Phulke in Halke Phulke. Or if you’d like to spread the love then you might want to consider getting an industrial press that can crunch out 2000 chapatis/hour.
Gold Shirt
We’re known the world over for our ridiculous affinity to gold. But one guy took it one step further, or should we say, he leapfrogged over himself several times. Datta Phuge, a wealthy businessman attends to his matters wearing a gold shirt with multiple layers of gold accessories. Last we heard, more businessmen have started taking cues from Mr. Phuge.
Fishy Cures
Our ancient Indian texts hold the cures to some of the maladies that have riddled mankind since the first fire was lit. But sometimes, these cures can go a little awry. This brings us to a little known cure for asthma which involves taking a baby sardine and shoving an herbal mixture down its throat right before shoving the sardine down your throat. *gulp*
Chaprah
From the land of a billion condiments comes yet another masterpiece, one that not many would want sprinkled on their pakodas. Chaprah is made using crushed red ants along with ant larvae with a sprinkle of salt and other spices. So if you were ever worried about hitting your Recommended Daily Allowance then you’re covered for salt, sugar and protein.
Life
Wait...what? You read that right! This is courtesy of one study based on the discovery of triploblastic worm fossils dating back 1.1 Billion years in Central India. Published in 1998, the study by Adolf Seilacher, Pradip Bose and Friedrich P. pushed back the date for the earliest fossils of multicellular life ever found by a good 500 million years.
Super Sized Clothing
America might be home to the most obese people on the planet and you’d think they make the largest pants but we Indians outdid uncle Sam on this one. We may not have that many obese
people but we do have elephants, and we don’t leave a stone unturned for our humble pachyderms which includes getting XXXXXXXX...L designer clothing.