Video - Ancient India's Wildest Facts: Elephants, Emperors, and Toy Tigers!

Did you know that in ancient India, people believed that the Earth was supported by elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle? Talk about a wild ride! Here's another one: In the 16th century, Emperor Akbar had a personal library of over 24,000 books, and he was illiterate! He had scholars read them to him daily. And get this, during the Mughal period, there was a tradition where the emperor's weight in gold and silver was distributed to the poor on his birthday. Now that's a heavy gift! Speaking of bizarre, did you know that Tipu Sultan had a mechanical toy tiger that could 'eat' a British soldier? Talk about a ferocious plaything! What do you think about these ancient quirks? Let me know in the comments!