For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads.

>

> Most of us have naively thought this was connected with marriage,

> religion or spiritualism, but the Indian Consulate General has

> recently revealed the true story.

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> When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the union.

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> On her wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to see
whether

> he has won a Convenience Store in the United States.

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> If there is nothing there, he must take a job in India answering

> telephones giving technical advice to Dell and HP customers.