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New Zealand is among the first countries to celebrate New Year’s Eve due to its time zone. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck. It's like  If you can finish all 12 grapes within the first minute, you'll have a lucky new year. Sydney, Australia, hosts one of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks displays. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times on New Year’s Eve. Brazil’s beaches turn into celebrations with millions dressed in white for peace. Scotland’s Hogmanay festival involves fire ceremonies and a torch-lit procession. In Italy, wearing red underwear on December 31st is believed to bring love and luck. The famous New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square started in 1907. Denmark celebrates by smashing plates on friends’ doorsteps for good fortune. In the Philippines, people wear polka dots for prosperity. South Koreans gather at the Bosingak Belfry in Seoul for a ceremonial bell-ringing. The ancient Romans celebrated Decem...

Interesting Facts about 'INDIAN NAVY' #2

9. The MARCOS are given rigourous training that they can undertake operation on any terrain. They face a 90% drop-out rate during training and recruitment.

10.There are only two naval aerobatic teams in the world and one of them is our country’s navy. It is known as Saagar Pawan .

11. Indian Navy uses a multi-band communication satellite called GSAT – 7.

It helps Indian Navy to acquire the blue water capabilities, which means an oceangoing fleet is able to operate on the high seas far from its nation's homeports.

12. The Indian Navy has successfully completed an expedition to the North Pole and the South Pole.

13. Indian Navy was the first navy to send a submariner on an expedition to Mt. Everest!

14. The sole ship lost by the Indian Navy in a war was INS Khukri in the war of 1971. The ship was headed by Captain MN Mulla who ordered evacuation of all the sailors on board and went to the depth of the ocean with Khukri.

15. Indian Navy has no recipient of the glorious Param Veer Chakra.

16. Indian Navy has three commands: Eastern Command in Vishakhapatnam, Western Command in Mumbai and Southern Command in Cochin. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief is the head of each command center.


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