Badshah of Balderdash

Gul Panag’s fanboi

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

Every time I wish to tweet something, I read whatever I compose, ask myself if it is absolutely necessary, and then delete it.

It’s a lot more fun to observe people here.

[DAE India @DAEIndia]

🇮🇳 India Tops the World at the 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026!

🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇India's young physicists deliver an extraordinary performance at #IPhO2026 in Colombia. All five members of the Indian team win Gold Medals. 1/3
@PMOIndia @DrJitendraSingh @HBCSE_TIFR @TIFRScience

[Raven Stark @RavenStark17]

71 Nayakas of Kakatiya dynasty.

Padma Nayaka system or the Nayankara system of Kakatiya Dynasty later was adopted by Vijayanagara Nayaka system that led to formation or Amara Nayakas etc.

Kakatiya Nayaka system drawn Nayakas from different communities and so does Vijayanagara.

[Chandana 🌻✨ @RoseOnX9]

Everyone saw a rusty paint bucket. This Hyderabad man saw ₹2,000 crore.

He swapped metal tins for plastic pails and built an empire.

[Dr Nandita Iyer @saffrontrail]

2001.

Mobs of goondas from a political party (IYKYK) ransacked the hospital I was working in, assaulted the staff, set it on fire, torched vehicles, and left critically ill patients to die after shutting down the electricity. Police escorted us shell-shocked doctors home in the morning after we were locked up in the ICU all night.

I was on duty that night and scarred for life. My blood boils to see that 25 years later, nothing has changed. Why do kids even want to become doctors in this country?

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

This book is hilarious and on point. Instead of cliché positivity affirmations, it is a collection of sarcastic and realistic affirmations.

Here are 10 of my favorites:

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@icelandcricket 😂

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@ZahoorAhmed1450 The other choices aren’t even close to the indication.

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@jayabharathwaj @Rainmaker1973 Yup

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@divya_sharmaMD Your recommendations on selecting a shampoo. Would shikakai powder do fine? Thanks

[BLACKCAPS @BLACKCAPS]

One of our greatest ever, signing off.

Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately.

Head to https://t.co/Pm8RiU65zt to read more.

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@DocPriyamMD There can’t be a more irrational combination. Why two blood thinners are required?

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@eyeshy18 @GHMCOnline @CommissionrGHMC @HMDA_Gov No change. Stagnant water continues to remain. Thanks

[Encyclopaedia Britannica @Britannica]

For no reason at all, here are 5 cool things about Vikings:

1. Vikings didn’t call themselves “Vikings.”

The word viking meant “piracy” or “freebooting voyage” in Old Norse and was something one would do.

“Bjørn is going on a viking.”

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@HeyItsMegha @praddy06 This is the correct explanation. When in doubt, don’t do anything. Just get up and leave! My mom used to tell me this as a kid. It is quite embarrassing to the local people accompanying you, when you do something wrong!

[Tamil Nadu Weatherman @praddy06]

@HeyItsMegha

[Krish Ashok @krishashok]

You can read your entire evolutionary history in what your body does to food. Every gene you carry is a note your ancestors left about what they ate. And what we eat today has left no note yet, because we haven't had time to adapt to it

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.

Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.

She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.

Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.

What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

[culture jpeg @culturejpg]

Muhammad Ali’s legendary "knockout" by a child is still one of the most wholesome sports clips ever

[Badshah of Balderdash @Vox_Cipher]

@NonPlyingChar I’ve been a childhood fan of Holding’s bowling as well. I found Richard Hadlee’s run up and action smooth too! Kapil had the most fluid action.