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Sri Lanka interesting facts


 * ... that Yes FM organized the live gigs of Inner Circle, Vengaboys, DJ BoBo, UB40 and Ali Campbell previously?
 * ... that the ISGA proposals were made in lieu of the LTTE renouncing its claim for an independent country called Tamil Eelam for the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people?
 * ... that Deep Penetration Unit of SL Army is believed to be composed of personnel from the Commando and Special Forces regiments of the Sri Lanka Army, in addition to ex-LTTE cadres and members of anti-LTTE Tamil groups?
 * ... that Ediriweera Sarachchandra sat Ceylon Civil Service examination (because of his parents' insistence) and came first in the island?
 * ... that after 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (pictured) the underground sources of water have also been salinated?
 * ... that The Academy Award-winning "The Bridge on the River Kwai" was filmed on the Kelani River (pictured) near Kitulgala?
 * ... that Dilhara Fernando appeared briefly in English county cricket, playing one County Championship and two Pro40 matches at the end of the season in 2008?
 * ... that late President Dingiri Banda Wijetunga entered Parliament for the first time when he successfully contested the Udunuwara electorate at the 1965 general election?
 * ... that Aberdeen where Aberdeen Falls situated, is named after Aberdeen, the third largest city of Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire?
 * ... that King Vijayabahu I successfully drove the Chola out of Sri Lanka in 1070, reuniting the country for the first time in over a century?