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The result was: rejected by rʨanaɢ (talk) 05:05, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
Telegraph Island[edit]
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- Did you know that the expression "going round the bend" is said to originate from the fact that the heat and isolation of living on Telegraph Island in the Persian Gulf made British officers desperate to return to civilization by taking a voyage around the bend in the Strait of Hormuz back to India
5x expanded by Shaibalahmar (talk). Nominated by Shaibalahmar (talk) at 19:05, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
