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Administration building of Sengkang Depot

... that the construction of Sengkang Depot (building pictured) required the excavation of 3 million cubic metres (110 million cu ft) of earth?
... that early designs for Aloy were scrapped after market testing revealed that players felt she had an unbelievable "Disney princess" quality?
... that manure lagoons helped to clean Newaukum Creek?
... that a group called the Wrinkled Wheels cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats to raise money for St Helena Hospice?
... that the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway went from being a Native American trail to the main road serving the most-visited national park in the United States?
... that Swedish actress Ulla Smidje appeared in a film alongside her two-month-old daughter, who played a newborn boy?
... that the Uranian moon Francisco is named after both a Shakespearean character and an astronomer's daughter?
... that a lake in Minnesota may be named after a battle in which a Dakota warrior was found with severed feet?
... that an iron suspension bridge built in 1830 supported the weight of several elephants at once?