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Silicon Island

... that a plan to reclaim three islets in Penang was scaled down to just one—Silicon Island (pictured)—after an intervention by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim?
... that 1,10-decanediol could potentially hamper the production of nitrite in soil?
... that Doug Hamlin vowed to recruit more women and minorities to the National Rifle Association?
... that the upcoming Seattle Sounders FC season includes a tournament for which they qualified in 2022?
... that the 1999–2001 Liechtenstein financial crisis caused the country to be blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force?
... that the Vĩnh Điện River was used to transport sugar and cinnamon for international export in the 1840s?
... that after seeing a film at the United Palace, the televangelist Reverend Ike asked to buy the theater so he could move in the next day?
... that the staff of Sergiyev Posad-6 were banned from using libraries in Moscow?
... that the music video of "Speed Me Up" was described as "incredibly dumb" and a "cornucopia of hilarious imagery"?