snehasis dash

crazyly subtle,subtly crazy!☺

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

This is Kokura, the luckiest town in the world.
On 6th August, 1945 the town of Kokura was the back-up target for the atom bomb in case Hiroshima was obscured. It wasn't, and Kokura, an ammunitions hub, was spared.
Two days later, Kokura was the main target. The town was clearly visible initially, but while the B-29 bomber waited for an accompanying plane to catch up, clouds and smoke obscured the town and forced the Americans to instead bomb the back-up target, Nagasaki.

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

In a world where you can be anything, be a number 50

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

This story starts in 1802.
That year Napoleon sent a Polish legion of 5000 to join the French forces in Saint-Domingue to put down the Haitian slave rebellion. The Poles had chosen to support Napoleon to receive French support in restoring their own country’s independence from Prussia, Russia and Austria, who had divided Poland between them.
But after arriving in Saint-Domingue, and being thrown straight into battle, the Poles quickly learned that the French were actually trying to brutally crush an uprising by enslaved Africans fighting for freedom from their white masters. And many joined the ranks of the revolutionaries against the French.
Following the decisive defeat of the French and Haiti’s declaration of independence on 1 January 1804, the country's first ruler, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, took steps to protect the surviving Poles and while the 1805 Haitian Constitution banned white people from owning land or holding citizenship, Dessalines explicitly exempted the Poles and around 500 settled in Haiti.
Over two centuries later, the Haiti kit for their first WC appearance in 52 years seems to feature a Polish flag in the bottom left, a possible tribute to those Poles who supported their struggle and settled in Haiti.
Fascinating, in a year that Poland will not be represented by their own national team.

[snehasis dash @thegullyplayer]

@FarziCricketer Jo bacha kucha good luck hai mereko dedo

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

Stuff we read from right to left - Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and the menu in expensive restaurants!

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

David Attenborough also changed sports broadcasting. Fascinating story.

[snehasis dash @thegullyplayer]

@joybhattacharj So from this pollard/russel learnt bowling from behind the umpire!

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

An all-time tennis great, winner of 39 major titles, who changed the women's game with her crusade for equal pay, has gone back to college in her eighties and earned a degree in history from Cal State at LA.
Salute, @BillieJeanKing, you are such an inspiration!

[Spandan Roy @talksports45]

34 players have claimed a 5w haul in the IPL.
18 players have a hattrick in the IPL.
15 players have won the MVP award.
3 players have 200+ wickets in the IPL .
60 players have a century in the IPL.
109 players have 1000+ runs in the IPL.

Sunil Narine, the only name common in all these lists.

[snehasis dash @thegullyplayer]

@joybhattacharj One of the best voices to listen!

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough, the man who won his last Emmy award at the youthful age of 99.
https://t.co/MEl8FYdRqZ

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

It's Sigmund Freud's birth anniversary. I was quite blown to discover that Freud, Hitler, Stalin, Leon Trotsky and Josef Tito all lived in the same 2 mile radius in Vienna at the same time, 1913!

[Revathi @revathitweets]

Cutest Video on The Internet Today!

B Lakshmi Hari discontinued her education after 6th grade & after marriage and two kids could never go back to school or pursue education.

Her son Vijay came to tenth grade and insisted that his mother also appear for tenth exams in distance education.

Both mother and son wrote the exams this year together.

Lakshmi secured 360/600
Vijay scored 562/600

Their joy is a pure 100/100 ❤️❤️❤️

Love and hugs to Lakshmi, Vijay and their entire family 🤗

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

Its strange to most remember a player and captain for a tournament in which his team fell heartbreakingly short, especially if he's the most successful IPL captain ever, and has subsequently led India to a T20 World Cup win.
But the way Rohit played and led the Indian team in the 2023 Cricket World Cup was perhaps the most stunning transformation of a team, led by a man who reinvented himself and his team's approach to 50 over cricket.
Happy birthday Rohit Sharma. So much you have already given us, and delighted that you're still at the crease, hopefully for another WC!

[𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 @Shebas_10dulkar]

(1-6 overs)
Bhuvi - 405.5 overs, 87 Wickets, 6.55 Eco
Bumrah - 199.0 overs, 39 Wickets, 6.77 Eco,

(7-15 overs)
Bhuvi - 73.2 overs, 10 Wickets, 8.45 Eco
Bumrah - 152.0 overs, 44 Wickets, 6.55 Eco

(16-20 overs)
Bhuvi - 255.3 overs, 115 Wickets, 9.27 Eco
Bumrah - 231.1 overs, 102 Wickets, 8.21 Eco

(While Defending)
Bhuvi - 369.2 overs, 95 Wickets, 7.73 Eco
Bumrah - 289.2 overs, 95 Wickets, 7.19 Eco

(In Playoffs)
Bhuvi - 42.1 overs, 12 Wickets, 7.92 Eco
Bumrah - 38.4 overs, 12 Wickets, 6.72 Eco

(In Finals)
Bhuvi - 14.0 overs, 2 Wickets, 7.50 Eco
Bumrah - 12.0 overs, 4 Wickets, 5.66 Eco

[Kausthub Gudipati @kaustats]

2005 - Graeme Smith (for SOMERSET) became first player with T20 century in losing cause.

2006 - Cameron White scored 141* (for SOMERSET) to break Smith's record for highest T20 score in losing cause.

2015 - Chris Gayle (for SOMERSET) scores 151* to break Cameron White's record

2026 - KL Rahul broke Chris Gayle's record, scoring 152*. Finally a non-Somerset player!

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

2/ The story of great man

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

If it’s not broken, it doesn’t need fixing

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Adopted from India, she lights up with excitement whenever she sees her national food.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

After eight decades of searching,

he finally found his wingman at a resting place in Normandy. https://t.co/CywkZfRbkQ