Talk:Telegraph Island

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A fact from Telegraph Island appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the expression "going round the bend" is said to come from operators stationed on Telegraph Island who were desperate to escape to India by sailing round the bend in the Strait of Hormuz?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Telegraph Island.

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