• @ruk_n_rul
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    2 months ago

    TIL Province Wellesley (Seberang Prai) was named after the guy who later became Duke of Wellington, the guy who defeated Napoleon.

    And it was not random, he and a boatload of soldiers stopped at Penang while on a naval mission.

    • @weecious
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      22 months ago

      TIL. Interesting tidbit of information.