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Did you know ... that certain offences from Singapore's new anti-harassment law include online acts committed outside of the nation?
Did you know ... that Amos Yee won the Best Actor and Best Short Film awards at the 2011 First Film Fest for a film he made "in his bedroom" at the age of 13?
Did you know ... that in 1966 two Members of the Singapore Parliament were convicted of sedition for claiming that the People's Action Party government was "plotting to murder" an opposition politician?
Did you know ... that in a 2013 case, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that the Prime Minister was wrong to say he had discretion under the Constitution not to call a by-election to fill a parliamentary vacancy?
... that a 2006 Singapore case says the test for apparent bias, a type of procedural impropriety, involves asking if a fair-minded person would have a reasonable suspicion that a fair trial is impossible?"
... that Thomson Plaza is one of the first public buildings in Singapore to be designed with barrier-free features?
... that diplomatic relations between Mexico and Singapore were officially established only in 1975 although Singapore took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City?
... that Navroji Mistri's soft drinks business was so successful that he was able to purchase the entire Caldecott Hill Estate?