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- Symbolism of the National Flag: Red symbolises
universal brotherhood and equality of man while white
signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue. The
crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant and
the five stars signify the ideals of democracy, peace,
progress, justice and equality.
- The national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss
Joaquim, was first discovered in 1893 by Agnes Joaquim, an
Armenian. The orchid is a natural hybrid between V. teres and
V. hookeriana.
- The Merlion, a half-fish, half-lion beast, is a
fitting symbol of Singapore. The "Singa" or lion represents
the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion,
and the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek"
- the ancient sea town.
- The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is
located in Singapore.
- The most common Chinese surname in Singapore is
Tan, followed by Lim, Lee and Ng.
- The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore
contains more species of plants than the entire North American
continent.
- The Singapore Sling was first served in 1915 at the
Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel. The ingredients are gin,
Cointreau, cherry brandy, Dom Benedictine, pineapple juice,
Grenadine, Angoustura bitters and limes.
- The largest fountain recorded in the Guinness Book
of Records is located in Singapore at Suntec City.
- The world's highest man-made waterfall (30m) is
located in Singapore at the Jurong BirdPark.
- Singapore is a stopover point for thousands of
migratory birds travelling the East Asian Flyway.
- One of the oldest roads in Singapore is Serangoon
Road. It was marked on ancient maps as "The Road Through the
Island".
- 'Teh Tarik' (local tea) is "pulled" from one cup to
another to create a layer of foam.
- You can come face to face with a polar bear on the equator
at the Singapore Zoological Gardens.
- Singapore entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1994 for
making the longest popiah measuring over 50 metres in
length.
- In 1994, the Society of Professional Chefs in Singapore
set a world record for the longest satay, measuring
over 50 metres.
- Chef Simon Sang of Mandarin Hotel set a world record for
pulling over 8,000 strands of noodles within a minute
during the 1994 Singapore Food Festival.
- More Singaporeans are born in the month of
October than any other month of the year.
- Although English is the most common language spoken in
Singapore, the national anthem 'Majulah Singapura' is
sung in Malay.
- The inaugural World Trade Organization Ministerial
Conference was held in Singapore (9 - 13 December 1996).
- Singapore's Kandang Kerbau Maternity Hospital
entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1966 for having 39,835
deliveries in a year.
- Singapore's Oriental Singers broke the Guinness Book
records for singing continuously for 74 hours and 5
minutes on 25 December 1986.
- Mr Tan Eng Yoon was the first Singaporean to win a gold
medal in the Southeast Peninsular Games (renamed SEA
Games) 400m hurdles in 1959.
- Geylang Serai was not always known as such. Back in
the 19th century, it was known as Geylang Konabra but because
of the commonplace of lemon grass (known as serai) in the
area, it gradually became known as Geylang Serai.
- The oldest and most important of Singapore's Hindu
temples, the Sri Mariamman Temple, is located in the
heart of Chinatown.
- The buildings of Suntec City have been built in the
shape of a palm of a hand for good "feng shui".
- Since 1967, the government has issued for general
circulation four series of currency notes (orchid,
bird, ship and portrait series) and two series of currency
coins (sea animals and flora).
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