British invasions
The analysis of the histories of the almost 200 countries in the world found only 22 which have never experienced an invasion by the British.
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Longest speech at the UN
The longest speech ever given to the UN was delivered in 1957 by V.K. Krishna Menon, who filibustered for nearly eight hours while defending India's position on Kashmir.
Mahatma Kane Jeeves
W.C. Fields wrote the screenplay for the movie, "The Bank Dick" under the pseudonym, Mahatma Kane Jeeves ("My hat, my cane, Jeeves!").
Stepney
The word stepney is still used to refer to a spare tyre only in our part of the world. Stepneys are named after a street of the same name in Llanelli, Wales where they were manufactured in the early 1900s.
Pallu
A sari's pallu is named after the Pallava kingdom in South India which made it fashionable.
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