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...that the Western Islands Planning Area in Singapore houses the world's third largest refining centre, located in Jurong Island?
...that the Little Guilin in Singapore is given its name because of its resemblance to the scenery in Guilin, China?
...that Ong Kim Seng is the only Asian artist outside the USA to be admitted into the American Watercolor Society, having won six awards from the society?
...that DBS Building Tower One, the tallest building in Singapore when completed in 1975, is an example of brutalist architecture?
...that through the opening of the Thomson MRT Line and Eastern Region MRT Line by 2020, Singapore's rail network density will rise from 31 km per million residents today to 51 km per million, surpassing what Hong Kong and Tokyo currently have?
  • SGX Centre (Did you know, mentioned 9 February 2008)
...that SGX Centre, a twin building development in Singapore, was built at a location to be the gateway to the new downtown?
...that the Pickering Operations Complex, a high-rise telecommunication hotel in Singapore, has 8 refrigerating plants each with a capacity of 300 tons, and 16 control centres?
...that the SIA Building, a skyscraper in Singapore, is the flagship building of Singapore Airlines?
...that during the construction of Samsung Hub (pictured), a high-rise commercial building in Singapore, the building sunk on one side from 3 mm to 39 mm in just four months?
...that 6 Battery Road, a high-rise in Singapore, was on completion the largest building for the Standard Chartered Bank Group worldwide, and represented the largest single investment by a British company?
...that the CPF Building, which houses the Central Provident Fund Board, was the site of a silent protest by four people demanding greater transparency and accountability in Singapore?
...that the old block of the Bank of China Building in Singapore was the tallest building in the central business district, Raffles Place, from 1954 till 1974?
...that the facade of Hitachi Tower (pictured) in Singapore has three sections which break the verticality of the tower?
...that the Fuji Xerox Towers (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, was given the 2005 Energy Smart Label Award by the Energy Sustainability Unit and the National Environment Agency?
...that in March 2007, about five thousand workers were evacuated from Hong Leong Building in Singapore after tremors originating from Sumatra were felt?
...that twelve floors in Springleaf Tower (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, were sold at S$225 million in October 2007, while nine months earlier, they were sold at S$134 million?
...that Singaporean artist Chua Ek Kay’s ink paintings blended traditional Chinese painting forms and Western art theories and techniques?
...that during the construction of Centennial Tower (pictured) in Singapore, the tower rose 20 storeys in just three months?
...that computer simulation techniques were used to review the design of One Marina Boulevard in Singapore?
...that the Chevron House (pictured) in Singapore houses the international headquarter of Caltex, a petroleum brand name?
...the current series of banknotes in Singapore feature the portrait of Yusof bin Ishak, the first President of Singapore?
...the Trim and Fit weight loss program targeting obesity in Singaporean schoolchildren resulted in its participants suffering from teasing and stigmatization?
...that wig wearing and addressing judges as "My Lord" or "Your Lordship" in Singapore courts was abolished by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in 1990?
...that free MMS were sent out to all 5.5 million mobile phone subscribers in Singapore to alert them of the prison break of ISA detainee Mas Selamat bin Kastari?
...that Professor Lalit Goel of Nanyang Technological University became an internet celebrity after footage of his lectures were uploaded to YouTube?
...that the National Courtesy Campaign was the first government campaign in Singapore to adopt a mascot?
...that the Sembawang, discovered in 1909, is the only natural hot spring on the main island of Singapore?
... that in her début at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tao Li broke the Asian record for the 100 m butterfly twice and became the first Singaporean swimmer to enter an Olympic final?
... that Edwin Thumboo's 1979 poem Ulysses by the Merlion has influenced so many other Singaporean poets, it is joked that a true Singapore poet has to have written a "Merlion poem"?
... that the silver won at the 2008 Summer Olympics by the Singapore women's table tennis team, comprising Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu, is the second Olympic medal in Singapore's history?
... that the Chinese government revoked the manufacturer's license for diet pill Slim 10 after it was linked to several liver failures and deaths?
  • Theresa Goh (Did you know, mentioned 12 September 2008)
... that Singaporean Paralympian Theresa Goh, who is paraplegic, won six gold medals in swimming at the 2003 ISMWSF World Wheelchair Games in 2003?
... that Singaporean equestrienne Laurentia Tan won Singapore's first-ever Paralympic medals, two bronzes in dressage, at the 2008 Summer Paralympics?
... that prior to Singapore's first Formula One race in 2008, the last running of the Singapore Grand Prix was as a non-championship race run to Australian Formula Two rules in 1973?
  • Tang Da Wu (Did you know, mentioned 4 November 2008)
... that Tiger's Whip, a piece of installation art by Singaporean artist Tang Da Wu, highlights how the tiger is being hunted for its penis?
... that Singaporean backstroke swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, who has muscular dystrophy, won a gold and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, setting two world records in the process?
... that masters of Singapore-registered ships are subject to a fine of S$1,000 if they do not hoist the Red Ensign (pictured) before entering or leaving port?
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