Spelling of Hiuen Tsang
While most Indian school history books spell the 7th-century Chinese traveller's name as Hiuen Tsang, the more commonly used romanisations around the world are Xuanzang or Hsüan-tsang.
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The Persian Crore
In Persia/Iran, a crore (korur) was equivalent to 500,000 (5 lakhs) rather than 10,000,000 (100 lakhs).
Last governor-general and viceroy of India
The last viceroy (and governor-general) of (British) India was Mountbatten. The first governor-general (but not viceroy) of (Union of) India was also Mountbatten while the last was C. Rajagopalachari.
The Grave Guru
The Sanskrit word guru (गुरु) and the English word, grave, are both said to descend from the same Proto-Indo-European base, *gru-, meaning heavy or weighty.
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.
Escale à Pondichéry
Escale à Pondichéry is a perfume by Christian Dior which blends the fragrances of black tea, cardamom, and sandalwood.
Salem
The capital of the state of Oregon is named Salem. All in all, there are at least 25 Salems in the US.
Horlicks
To make a complete Horlicks of something is a British euphemism for messing something up.
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