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5 unusual facts about rattan


Rattan

Most (70%) of the world's rattan population exist in Indonesia, distributed among Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumbawa islands.

Due to its durability and resistance to splintering, sections of rattan can be used as staves or canes for martial arts— 70 cm-long rattan sticks, called baston, are used in Filipino martial arts, especially Modern Arnis and Eskrima and for the striking weapons in the Society for Creative Anachronism's full-contact "heavy combat".

Rattan, Oklahoma

On February 20, 2000 the AT6 Monument was dedicated in the fliers' honor at the crash site on Big Mountain.

British pilots operating from a Royal Air Force base in Texas crashed into White Rock Mountain and Big Mountain, killing four crew men.

Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory

It was located 3/4 mile south-southeast of the highway intersection of OK 3 and OK 93 in present-day Rattan, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.


Andrés Bonifacio

In his late teens, he worked as a mandatorio for the British trading firm Fleming and Company, where he rose to become a corregidor of tar, rattan and other goods.

Dogri cinema

Till now, it was awarded only at 59th National Film Awards in 2011 to Dille Ch Vasya Koi (2011) directed by Sanjeev Rattan.

Gurcharan Singh Tohra

Panth Rattan Shiri Gurcharan Singh Tohra (24 September 1924 – 1 April 2004) was a former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), a Sikh body in charge of controlling Gurdwara (Sikh places of worship).

Indiabulls

Indiabulls Group was founded in 2000 by three IIT Delhi classmates Sameer Gehlaut, Rajiv Rattan and Saurabh Mittal.

Klotok

Other examples of commercial use for transport and distribution include rattan stored in specially built sheds on river docks depend on large klotoks to transport the palms to the timber port town of Sampit.

Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush

At the Moose Lake, Minnesota Children's Museum, Minnesota complains about Rattan to his assistant, Martin.

Panabas

The panabas' hilt, made of hardwood such as Narra and often wrapped in braided rattan, is perhaps the longest among Filipino swords, both in terms of overall length, and in terms of proportion relative to the blade.

Punjab Rattan Award

The Punjab Rattan Award, is an award given by the Government of Punjab for exceptional excellence and achievement in the service of Punjab or international level in the field of art, literature, culture, science, technology, politics and achievements at the international level.

Rattan Bai

Thus, while her own film career was hardly scintillating, Rattan Bai was to be known as the matriarch of a large and celebrated film family which includes Shobhna Samarth, Nalini Jaywant, Nutan, Tanuja, Mohnish Behl, Kajol, as also Shomu Mukherjee (husband of Tanuja) and Ajay Devgan (husband of Kajol).

Salakot

It is often made of either rattan or reeds, and is a traditional headdress besides the iconic conical Asian hat found in neighbouring Southeast and East Asian countries.

Silverpilen

af Klintberg, Bengt, Råttan i pizzan. Stockholm: Norstedts Förlag, 1992.

Souman Bose

Ltd. and the winner of Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini award♙ Indo-Nepal Rattan award, Giani Zail Singh Sadhbhavna award, amidst other Business excellence awards.


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