Nickthenuker t1_ixkf2yp wrote on November 24, 2022 at 2:36 AM Reply to comment by ElectricFlesh in TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City" by GobindDev It's historical accuracy is that our national tourism board made it the fuck up 56 years ago (which, for context, was one year after we because independent so it is actually historical) Permalink Parent 4
Nickthenuker t1_ixkf2yp wrote
Reply to comment by ElectricFlesh in TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City" by GobindDev
It's historical accuracy is that our national tourism board made it the fuck up 56 years ago (which, for context, was one year after we because independent so it is actually historical)