1. Since 1905, Singapore has changed its time zones six times! Its time zone is GMT+8 - to be in synch with Malaysia, but it is still technically wrong. Technically speaking, it should be in the GMT +7.5 time zone.
2. Chewing gum is banned in Singapore. Only those who have medical prescriptions can chew gum!
3. Singapore is one of the 20 smallest countries in the world. Its main island is 42 kilometers long and 23 kilometers wide, with a total land area of just 683 square kilometers.
4. There is a maximum limit to how high the buildings in Singapore can be built, which is 280 meters.
5. The Tanjong Pagar Centre opened in 2016 and rises to a height of 290 meters; it is the tallest building in Singapore. It was given special dispensation to rise above the normal height restriction of 280 meters for buildings.
6. Sang Nila Utama, a Palembang prince, saw what he thought was a lion on the island, and thus he named it Singapura, which translates from Sanskrit as 'lion city'. There were, of course, no lions in Singapore. Lions were introduced only in modern times, to the zoos.
7. Other than the four official languages that Singaporeans speak, namely, English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil, they also speak a fifth language, a local lingo which is known as Singlish. But rather than being a broken language, it is a very complicated creole which foreigners cannot pick up easily.
8. All in all, 27 Singlish words have made it to the Oxford dictionary.
9. The biggest sizes of Yakult bottles in Southeast Asia come from Singapore.
10. Combinedly, Singaporeans are the fastest walkers in the world, walking about 6.15 kilometers an hour!
11. Out of the five official Tintin shops in the world, one is in Chinatown, Singapore, and all the others are located in Japan and Europe.
12. Located in Chinatown, the Complex Food Centre is the largest hawker center with over 260 food stalls across Singapore in general.
13. Following New Zealand, doing business anywhere globally is most easy in Singapore as far as the business list issued by the World Bank is concerned.
14. the National Anthem of Singapore is written in micro text on the back of the SGD 1000 note.
15. Contrary to the general belief, Singapore is not a single island but comprises 63 in all, holding other offshore islands too, including Sentosa Island, Pulau Ubin, Sisters' Island, and St John's Island amongst many others.
16. You actually can sit and watch free movie screenings at Changi Airport 24/7.
17. Singapore is the home of the youngest person in the whole world to have passed the GCE 'O' Level Chemistry paper at the tender age of seven.
18. In Singapore, there exists a law against not flushing the public toilet after use; if one gets caught, he will be issued a fine of SGD 150.
19. In fact, Singapore is very enthusiastic about toilets! Once the government tabled a UN resolution to declare 19 November as World Toilet Day and in 2001, the World Toilet Organization came into being.
20. The world's tallest indoor waterfall is made in Singapore. This 35-meter tall waterfall is located inside the Gardens by the Bay.
21. Afraid of the hippie culture, which was sprouting all over the world, the government banned long hair for males in the 1970s.
22. Among the three modern city-states in the world, Singapore is one, apart from Monaco and the Vatican.
23. Singapore is the least corrupt city in Asia and the fifth least corrupt in the world.
24. 7th November is officially celebrated as the National Tree Planting Day in Singapore when everyone from diplomats to the common man plant trees. Some people even adopt trees as birthday or wedding presents!
25. Caning is, till date, a legal form of punishment in Singapore.
26. The Singapore government hugely discourages using private vehicles, and the car owners of Singapore have to pay 1.5 times the car price to get their vehicles certified.
27. Standing 165 meters high, the Singapore Wheel is the second highest in the world, losing the first rank by only 2 meters!
28. Merlion, the mythical creature and ambassador of Singapore, is half lion and half fish. The lion comes from the first sighting, while the fish represents the traditional fishing occupation of the city.
29. Since finishing high school, all men in Singapore must join military service for two years, and every year, servicemen will have to go back to train until they are 40 years old.
30. Singapore's HortPark is the world's first park solely dedicated to gardening and has rapidly emerged as a significant lifestyle experience destination for Asia.
31. The Formula One Singapore Grand Prix Street Circuit is not only the first circuit in Asia but also hosted the first ever F1 night race in 2008.
32. Every sixth resident of Singapore possesses assets of at least USD1 million, which is more than in any other country of the world.
33. The economy of Singapore is totally dependent on shipping, and from sand to freshwater, everything is imported. Simultaneously, much is exported by the state too.
34. Changi Airport, for the fourth consecutive time, was voted World's Best Airport in 2016.
35. Singapore has the world's highest rate of home ownership- an incredible 92%! Today, about 80% of the population of Singapore is living in government-subsidized houses.
36. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Singapore ranks as the world's fifth biggest arms importer.
37. Singapore Night Safari is the world's first night zoo.
38. The highest peak in Singapore - Bukit Timah Hill - reaches a mere 164 meters.
39. The world's largest retractable dome is in Singapore, at 312 meters in diameter, and can comfortably cover 55,000 spectators from sun and rain with ease.
40. Two new restaurants open up every day in Singapore, which is huge, given the size of the country.
41. Singaporeans are VISA exempt to travel to China, South Korea, North Korea, and the United States of America.
42. No war or battle was fought to achieve independence for Singapore from Malaysia. In fact, Malaysia democratically decided to throw out Singapore!
43. Littering is one of the biggest offences in Singapore. For smaller items of litter, when caught, one will have to pay a fine of up to SGD 300. Larger items like cans and bottles will lead to earning a Corrective Work Order where one needs to wear a bright green glowing vest, cleaning up a certain specified area to shame you in public and make you understand how difficult it is for the sweepers and cleaners!
44. There are subjects that are taboo in the public domain, and you get into trouble if you try to discuss them. Criticism of the government is one such topic.
45. When the Singapore Flyer opened in 2008, it rotated counter-clockwise when viewed from the Marina Centre. Later that year, it was reversed, on advice given by the Feng Shui masters.
46. To date, Ilo Ilo by director Anthony Chen remains the only Singapore feature film to have won the Camera d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in the year 2013.
47. The island has a total of more than 3000 km of road, and if they were stretched out to their length, it will go from Singapore all the way to Hong Kong.
48. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Singapore was 19.4 degrees Celcius, on 31 January in 1934.
49. Sunda pangolins or scaly anteaters also inhabit the soil of Singapore. Inhabitants in the Central Catchment Area, every year, one anteater consumes about 70 million insects.
50. The signature Singapore Sling, made with gin, Cointreau, cherry brandy, Dom Benedictine, pineapple juice, Grenadine, Angostura bitters, and lime, was created and first served at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel in the year 1915.
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1. Since 1905, Singapore has changed its time zones six times! Its time zone is GMT+8 - to be in synch with Malaysia, but it is still technically wrong. Technically speaking, it should be in the GMT +7.5 time zone.
2. Chewing gum is banned in Singapore. Only those who have medical prescriptions can chew gum!
3. Singapore is one of the 20 smallest countries in the world. Its main island is 42 kilometers long and 23 kilometers wide, with a total land area of just 683 square kilometers.
4. There is a maximum limit to how high the buildings in Singapore can be built, which is 280 meters.
5. The Tanjong Pagar Centre opened in 2016 and rises to a height of 290 meters; it is the tallest building in Singapore. It was given special dispensation to rise above the normal height restriction of 280 meters for buildings.
6. Sang Nila Utama, a Palembang prince, saw what he thought was a lion on the island, and thus he named it Singapura, which translates from Sanskrit as 'lion city'. There were, of course, no lions in Singapore. Lions were introduced only in modern times, to the zoos.
7. Other than the four official languages that Singaporeans speak, namely, English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil, they also speak a fifth language, a local lingo which is known as Singlish. But rather than being a broken language, it is a very complicated creole which foreigners cannot pick up easily.
8. All in all, 27 Singlish words have made it to the Oxford dictionary.
9. The biggest sizes of Yakult bottles in Southeast Asia come from Singapore.
10. Combinedly, Singaporeans are the fastest walkers in the world, walking about 6.15 kilometers an hour!
11. Out of the five official Tintin shops in the world, one is in Chinatown, Singapore, and all the others are located in Japan and Europe.
12. Located in Chinatown, the Complex Food Centre is the largest hawker center with over 260 food stalls across Singapore in general.
13. Following New Zealand, doing business anywhere globally is most easy in Singapore as far as the business list issued by the World Bank is concerned.
14. the National Anthem of Singapore is written in micro text on the back of the SGD 1000 note.
15. Contrary to the general belief, Singapore is not a single island but comprises 63 in all, holding other offshore islands too, including Sentosa Island, Pulau Ubin, Sisters' Island, and St John's Island amongst many others.
16. You actually can sit and watch free movie screenings at Changi Airport 24/7.
17. Singapore is the home of the youngest person in the whole world to have passed the GCE 'O' Level Chemistry paper at the tender age of seven.
18. In Singapore, there exists a law against not flushing the public toilet after use; if one gets caught, he will be issued a fine of SGD 150.
19. In fact, Singapore is very enthusiastic about toilets! Once the government tabled a UN resolution to declare 19 November as World Toilet Day and in 2001, the World Toilet Organization came into being.
20. The world's tallest indoor waterfall is made in Singapore. This 35-meter tall waterfall is located inside the Gardens by the Bay.
21. Afraid of the hippie culture, which was sprouting all over the world, the government banned long hair for males in the 1970s.
22. Among the three modern city-states in the world, Singapore is one, apart from Monaco and the Vatican.
23. Singapore is the least corrupt city in Asia and the fifth least corrupt in the world.
24. 7th November is officially celebrated as the National Tree Planting Day in Singapore when everyone from diplomats to the common man plant trees. Some people even adopt trees as birthday or wedding presents!
25. Caning is, till date, a legal form of punishment in Singapore.
26. The Singapore government hugely discourages using private vehicles, and the car owners of Singapore have to pay 1.5 times the car price to get their vehicles certified.
27. Standing 165 meters high, the Singapore Wheel is the second highest in the world, losing the first rank by only 2 meters!
28. Merlion, the mythical creature and ambassador of Singapore, is half lion and half fish. The lion comes from the first sighting, while the fish represents the traditional fishing occupation of the city.
29. Since finishing high school, all men in Singapore must join military service for two years, and every year, servicemen will have to go back to train until they are 40 years old.
30. Singapore's HortPark is the world's first park solely dedicated to gardening and has rapidly emerged as a significant lifestyle experience destination for Asia.
31. The Formula One Singapore Grand Prix Street Circuit is not only the first circuit in Asia but also hosted the first ever F1 night race in 2008.
32. Every sixth resident of Singapore possesses assets of at least USD1 million, which is more than in any other country of the world.
33. The economy of Singapore is totally dependent on shipping, and from sand to freshwater, everything is imported. Simultaneously, much is exported by the state too.
34. Changi Airport, for the fourth consecutive time, was voted World's Best Airport in 2016.
35. Singapore has the world's highest rate of home ownership- an incredible 92%! Today, about 80% of the population of Singapore is living in government-subsidized houses.
36. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Singapore ranks as the world's fifth biggest arms importer.
37. Singapore Night Safari is the world's first night zoo.
38. The highest peak in Singapore - Bukit Timah Hill - reaches a mere 164 meters.
39. The world's largest retractable dome is in Singapore, at 312 meters in diameter, and can comfortably cover 55,000 spectators from sun and rain with ease.
40. Two new restaurants open up every day in Singapore, which is huge, given the size of the country.
41. Singaporeans are VISA exempt to travel to China, South Korea, North Korea, and the United States of America.
42. No war or battle was fought to achieve independence for Singapore from Malaysia. In fact, Malaysia democratically decided to throw out Singapore!
43. Littering is one of the biggest offences in Singapore. For smaller items of litter, when caught, one will have to pay a fine of up to SGD 300. Larger items like cans and bottles will lead to earning a Corrective Work Order where one needs to wear a bright green glowing vest, cleaning up a certain specified area to shame you in public and make you understand how difficult it is for the sweepers and cleaners!
44. There are subjects that are taboo in the public domain, and you get into trouble if you try to discuss them. Criticism of the government is one such topic.
45. When the Singapore Flyer opened in 2008, it rotated counter-clockwise when viewed from the Marina Centre. Later that year, it was reversed, on advice given by the Feng Shui masters.
46. To date, Ilo Ilo by director Anthony Chen remains the only Singapore feature film to have won the Camera d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in the year 2013.
47. The island has a total of more than 3000 km of road, and if they were stretched out to their length, it will go from Singapore all the way to Hong Kong.
48. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Singapore was 19.4 degrees Celcius, on 31 January in 1934.
49. Sunda pangolins or scaly anteaters also inhabit the soil of Singapore. Inhabitants in the Central Catchment Area, every year, one anteater consumes about 70 million insects.
50. The signature Singapore Sling, made with gin, Cointreau, cherry brandy, Dom Benedictine, pineapple juice, Grenadine, Angostura bitters, and lime, was created and first served at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel in the year 1915.
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