Top Scorer In S-League
1.92m tall Aleksandar Duric is the S-League’s all-time top scorer. By the end of the 2010 season, he had a haul of 351 goals. He first started playing for Tanjong Pagar United in 1999 and for Home United the following year. He later joined Geylang United in 2001 before signing up with the SAF Football Club in 2005. He has ... Read More »
World’s Most Comprehensive Collection Of Pelicans
The Pelican Cove, which spans 2,500 sq m at the Jurong Bird Park houses the most comprehensive collection of pelicans in the world, with over 40 birds, including all 7 species of the pelican family. The cove, which is designed to simulate the pelican’s habitat, boasts the world’s only underwater viewing of pelican feeding, allowing visitors to observe the birds’ ... Read More »
World’s Most Poisonous Crab
The colourful mosaic crab (Lophozozymus pictor) found in Singapore waters, is the world’s most poisonous crab. Its shell contains saxitoxin. Gram for gram, it is 1,000 times more deadly than cyanide. If consumed it causes paralysis and death, even after cooking. Read More »
World’s Longest Skating Distance Covered In 24 Hr
Sandy Snakenberg broke the 24-hr speed skating world record by skating 504.92 km from 30-31 Oct 1999 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In 1991, he won the longest single-day race in the world, skating 138 miles from Fresno, California, to Bakersfield in 9 hr 22 min. Snakenberg currently runs AG Sports and Skate Pro training programmes in Singapore. Read More »
