Fun facts about our Lion City
One of the newsletters I actually enjoy reading comes from NTUC Income covering community news and events besides the insurance bits which thankfully do not dominate their content.
I love reading these trivia :
1. Singapore's total land area is only 682.7 square kilometres, it is among the 20 smallest countries in the world. Note that the USA is about 15,000 times bigger!
2. Singapore's fitting symbol is the Merlion, a half-fish, half-lion beast."Singa" or lion represents the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion; the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea town.
3. The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.
4. On 30th September 2000, the Guinness book record for the longest human domino chain was set in Singapore! The domino chain was formed by 9,234 students, and it measured 4.2km.
5. The movie, Titanic, was the highest grossing movie of all time in Singapore, raking in S$6.65 million in 1997.
6. Tan, Lim and Lee are the most common Chinese surnames in Singapore.
7. Singapore has more than 3,000 kilometres of roads. They can cover the distance from Singapore to Hong Kong if the roads are stretched end to end.
8. The Night Safari, the world's first night zoo is located in Singapore.
9. The Great Singapore Duck Race, an annual event that raises funds for charity, set a new world record in 2002 when more than 123,000 toy ducks took to the Singapore River.
10. In the month of October, more Singaporeans are born than in any other month of the year!
11. UOB Plaza One, UOB Centre and Republic Plaza are Singapore's tallest buildings. What is the height of all three? 280 metres. This is the maximum height permitted by the under the air-traffic control restriction of Singapore.
I love reading these trivia :
1. Singapore's total land area is only 682.7 square kilometres, it is among the 20 smallest countries in the world. Note that the USA is about 15,000 times bigger!
2. Singapore's fitting symbol is the Merlion, a half-fish, half-lion beast."Singa" or lion represents the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion; the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea town.
3. The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore contains more species of trees than the entire North American continent.
4. On 30th September 2000, the Guinness book record for the longest human domino chain was set in Singapore! The domino chain was formed by 9,234 students, and it measured 4.2km.
5. The movie, Titanic, was the highest grossing movie of all time in Singapore, raking in S$6.65 million in 1997.
6. Tan, Lim and Lee are the most common Chinese surnames in Singapore.
7. Singapore has more than 3,000 kilometres of roads. They can cover the distance from Singapore to Hong Kong if the roads are stretched end to end.
8. The Night Safari, the world's first night zoo is located in Singapore.
9. The Great Singapore Duck Race, an annual event that raises funds for charity, set a new world record in 2002 when more than 123,000 toy ducks took to the Singapore River.
10. In the month of October, more Singaporeans are born than in any other month of the year!
11. UOB Plaza One, UOB Centre and Republic Plaza are Singapore's tallest buildings. What is the height of all three? 280 metres. This is the maximum height permitted by the under the air-traffic control restriction of Singapore.
posted by Fiery at Saturday, June 17, 2006
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