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Longest Rubber Band Chain

Students of Chongzheng Primary School collected red rubber bands and each class formed a string to play yeh-yeh, a rubber band game, during PE sessions. A few months later, the many strings of yeh-yeh were consolidated to form Singapore’s longest rubber band chain. On 6 Nov 2015, the neatly taped chain was measured to be 3.3 km.

World’s Largest Turtles And Tortoises Collection

The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum at the Chinese Garden houses 3,456 tortoises and turtles, including more than 1,000 live specimens, the largest collection of turtles and tortoises in the world. The museum was set up by Mr Danny Tan in 2001.

Most People In The World Playing Monopoly (Single Venue)

On the 81st anniversary of the Monopoly game, 605 people at Universal Studios Singapore broke the Guinness world record for the largest group playing the game together. Gathering at New York and Sci-Fi City zones of the theme park, they played the latest Monopoly real estate board game on 19 Mar 2016.

World’s Largest Colony Of Humboldt Penguins

The Jurong Bird Park exhibits 57 Humboldt penguins, the largest colony bred in captivity. The penguin is an endangered species with only 12,000 to 15,000 left worldwide.

World’s Longest Anamorphic Pavement Art

The world’s longest anamorphic pavement art was unveiled outside the Trick Eye Museum at Resorts World Sentosa on 11 Dec 2015. Commonly called 3D art, the 183.5m painting was achieved by Channel NewsAsia and ScreenBox Pte Ltd. It featured iconic landmarks along the Singapore city skyline and took a team of close to 50 artists, teachers, and students 11 days ...

World’s Tallest Indoor Waterfall

Gardens by the Bay has two cooled conservatories – the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. The latter showcases plant life from tropical highlands up to 2,000m above sea level. It features a 35m-tall indoor waterfall, the world’s tallest.

World’s First Tetrapak Drinks

In 1967, Yeo Hiap Seng was the first in the world to package its Asian drinks in Tetra Brik aseptic containers using the UHT process. Today it is still the leading brand in this beverage category.

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