- Deepavli is a Sanskrit work which means row of lights.
- Diwali is the largest and most famous holiday celebrated in India.
- Diwali is associated with the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth and prosperity.
- In Hinduism, Diwali is celebrated to mark the return of Lord Rama
after a 14 year exile according to North Indian traditions but
down south, the death of the evil Narakasura at the hands of Lord
Krishna is the main reason behind celebrating Diwali.
- In Malaysia, Diwali is celebrated as ‘Hari Diwali’ in the month of Aswayuja.
- Camel's milk does not curdle.
- Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
- Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
- Cats can produce over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs can only produce about ten.
- Charles Lindbergh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous transatlantic flight.
- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
- Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted
people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the
expression "to get fired."
- Cleo and Caesar were the early stage names of Cher and Sonny Bono.
- Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.
- David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star
Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going
to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the
movie.
