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This is a selection of Did you know on Wikipedia that's related to Malaysia, and were presented on the Portal:Malaysia page. Some, but not all of them, were featured on the Main Page as part of Did you know?

Did You Know?

Did you know 1

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Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor


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Miri
Miri
  • ... that Miri (pictured) was the first town in Malaysia that was not a state capital to be granted city status?
  • ... that part of capital city Kuala Terengganu's name, according to one theory, is derived from terang ganu, Malay for "bright rainbow"?
  • ... that George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang, was the first British settlement in Southeast Asia?


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Cape Rachado Lighthouse
Cape Rachado Lighthouse
  • ... that the Lukut Fort and Museum has a display of the traditional culture of the community, and the customs and practice of adat perpatih (rules of life) typical of the state?


Did you know 4

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Melaka Zoo
Melaka Zoo
  • ... that the wildlife of Malaysia is some of the most diverse in the world, existing in forests believed to be 130 million years old?


Did you know 5

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2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
2009 Malaysian Grand Prix


Did you know 6

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Parliament of Malaysia
Parliament of Malaysia
  • ... that Article 10 of the Constitution of Malaysia guarantees citizens certain rights on condition that these rights are not restricted by the government?


Did you know 7

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Battle of Labuan
Battle of Labuan
  • ... that the aircraft disaster Double Six Crash killed a total of five cabinet ministers in the Malaysian state of Sabah in 1976?


Did you know 8

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Tin mining in Fraser's Hill. Fraser's Hill was a mining community before opened as a hill resort in 1922.
Tin mining in Fraser's Hill. Fraser's Hill was a mining community before opened as a hill resort in 1922.


Did you know 9

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  • ... that part of the Malaysian tropical forest reserve Bukit Gasing has been protected from development, while another part has been sold to building contractors?
  • ... that Chinese entrepreneur Frank Tsao co-founded the national shipping lines of both Malaysia and Thailand, and was awarded the nobility title Tan Sri by the king of Malaysia?