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@LOLrakshak
Sep 27, 2020 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
Today's #quizzytime: Which invention found commonly in corporate offices came about because the inventor HATED being chivalrous?

Quiz ends at 2 PM. Google if you like.
Ans: The story goes that Theophilus Van Kannel hated chivalry. He despised trying to walk in or out of a building, and locking horns with other men in a game of “oh you first, I insist.” But most of all, Theophilus Van Kannel hated opening doors for women.
He set about inventing his way out of social phobia. And that’s how, in 1888, Theophilus Van Kannel was awarded US Patent #387571 A for a “storm-door structure,” which would soon become known as the revolving door. slate.com/blogs/the_eye/…

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Today's #quizzytime: Which of these dry fruits could be considered 'non-veg' and why? Image
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Today's #quizzytime: Which Indian cuisine came about due to the combination of child marriage and then the oppression the widows faced when their husbands died?
Quiz ends at 2 PM. Google if you like.
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The concept of utilizing everything, from stems to shoots and roots was a result of this situation. The widows creatively used leftover peels of vegetables for making dishes that Bengalis love to devour today. These include alur khosha bhaja
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Today's #quizzytime: Which dictator hated intellectuals so much he killed everyone wearing glasses, hacked journalists apart and fed them to sharks, banned medicine and used witch doctors and finally destroyed boats, the railways, and mined roads to stop people from fleeing?
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Today's #quizzytime: Admiral Hopper who won the the Data Processing Management Association Computer Sciences Man of the Year Award also coined a term commonly used by programmers today. What was it?
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Today's #quizzytime: Which Bengali gentleman was probably the person to popularize erotic entertainment for women worldover?
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