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How did the Bangalore mosquito contribute to medical science?

Which World War II hero, and future British PM, cut his military teeth in Bangalore?

Is there really a "Bangalore connection" in George Washington's victory in the War of American Independence, and Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo ?

What Bangalore invention played an important role in the Normandy landings, and helped win World War II?

Why is Bangalore India's beer capital?

What is the origin of the verb "Bangalored"? (It has nothing to do with outsourcing!)

Is there really a Tom Hanks connection with Bangalore?

Where can you see a monkey top?

Which place of worship used to be called "Thalevatti Matakoil" (a temple where you get your head chopped off!) by local Tamils?

What is serial blossoming, and where can you see it?

What role did Bangalore play in the first accurate determination of the size of the earth?

Why was the Vidhana Soudha built?

Which legendary English cricketer did his schooling in Bangalore?

Who's the German that occupies pride of place on Bangalore's main thoroughfare?

Does Bangalore really make wine for export to France?

Is there really a 19th Century Scottish kirk in Bangalore?

Which Nobel prize winning chemist played a role in advancing Bangalore as a centre of scientific research?

Was Bangalore a US Air Force base during World War II?

Where in Bangalore can you stand on a 3000 million year old rock ?

Where were the world's first metal encased rockets built?

If you were a man-eating tiger in South India in the 1950s, which Bangalore resident would you have been advised to stay clear of?

 

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