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DYK 1

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... that Kelimutu Lake (pictured) in East Nusa Tenggara has three colors and changes periodically every year?
... that Puncak Jaya in Papua is the highest point in Indonesia?
... that the berries of Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world, are eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet before the berries are given a light roast?

DYK 2

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... that National Hero of Indonesia Oerip Soemohardjo (pictured) attended a girls' school as a child to improve his temperament?
... that the king of the Mataram Sultanate during the First Java War used the reconstruction of a terrace as an excuse for not providing soldiers?
... that due to the sexually explicit content of Saman, Ayu Utami's debut novel, her mother refused to read it to her father?

DYK 3

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... that Muslims and followers of Chinese religious traditions pray together at Sam Poo Kong (pictured), the oldest Chinese temple in Semarang?
... that Indonesian songwriter Dewiq was without Pay for three years before telling the public?
... that shrimp, seaweed, and milkfish are found in Indonesia's Bone?

DYK 4

... that Indonesia is the fifth largest tobacco market (tobacco factory pictured) in the world, and that in 2008 over 165 billion cigarettes were sold there?
... that Batak Toba's funeral ceremonies include the second burial (mangongkal holi) of which the deceased bones are reinterred several years after the death?
... that the native Borneo snake species, known as the Kapuas mud snake, is the only snake that can change its skin color spontaneously?

DYK 5

Babi Rusa

... that the Babirusa (pictured), an endangered pig-like animal native to Sulawesi and surrounding islands, has two pairs of tusks? The upper canines of the male babirusa are so curved and enlarged that they emerge through the flesh, by way of holes, to pass through the top of the snout.
... that on Flores island there are two archeological finds of different insular dwarfism species, including "hobbits"?
... that one of the active volcanoes in the Banda Sea is named the Emperor of China?

DYK 6

... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island (pictured) in the Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?
... that Javanese people have no family name, and many have only one?
... that the Sumatran striped rabbit is only found in forest in the Barisan Mountains in Western Sumatra, and specimens are often found decades apart?

DYK 7

Nia Dinata

... that Nia Dinata (pictured), director of controversial films on homosexuality and polygamy, started a children's film festival in 2009?
... that Sandra Dewi gave an "arousing" performance in Quickie Express, but has refused to do "vulgar" photo shoots?
... that one of the statues in Candi Sukuh is a giant 1.82-metre (6 ft 0 in) phallus with four balls below its tip?

that i am awesome?

DYK 8

Dewi Sandra

... that in 2004 Dewi Sandra (pictured) was selected as one of the sexiest women in the world by FHM?
... that Nias has a manhood ritual to see if a young man can leap over a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) high thick stone tower, even with a sword in his hand?
... that the matriarchal society of Minangkabau in West Sumatra has been considered the largest and most stable matrilineal society in the modern world?

DYK 9

Bunaken

... that Bunaken (pictured) is one of the most popular underwater vacation destinations in Indonesia, and has around 70 genera of corals?
... that the tarsier, found in the Philippines, Sulawesi, Borneo, and Sumatra, has the longest continuous fossil record of any primate?
... that the Indonesian novel Atheis was decried by religious figures, Marxist–Leninists, and anarcho-nihilists?

DYK 10

... that one can be fined Rp. 100 million for willfully damaging Cultural Properties of Indonesia, such as Prambanan (complex pictured)?
... that in Madura there is a traditional bull race in which a young boy jockey sits in a simple wooden sled pulled by a pair of bulls?
... that Dairi farms in Indonesia produce coffee, corn, and fish?

DYK 11

... that two National Heroes of Indonesia died in the crash of Dakota VT-CLA (replica of tail depicted)?
... that Hamka's debut novel Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah promoted orthodox Islam as a path to true development?
... that the inhabitants of Komodo Island are descendants of former convicts?

DYK 12

W.R. van Hoëvell

... that Dutch clergyman W. R. van Hoëvell (pictured) was a radical and eloquent spokesman against Dutch colonialism in the East and West Indies?
... that the debut album of Gita Gutawa featured a song written by eight people?
... that the first Arab settlements in Indonesia may date from the fifth century?

DYK 13

... that Lawang Sewu: Kuntilanak's Vengeance was described by a critic as "truly 'raping' an icon of Semarang", Lawang Sewu (pictured)?
... that Indonesian prostitutes are sometimes marketed via Facebook?
... that the most recent confirmed sighting of the vulnerable Invisible Rail was in 2003?

DYK 14

... that the Javanese eat cat rice (pictured)?
... that a Muslim "pope" in Indonesia translated the Quran after being tried for blasphemy?
... that Ismail Saleh was the longest serving Minister of Justice of Indonesia?

DYK 15

... that customarily, in a Minangkabau marriage (pictured), the bridegroom lives with his sister and visits his wife's house only at night?
... that Ayu Utami's 1998 novel Saman launched an Indonesian literary movement focusing on women's views of sexuality?
... that environmentalists fear that the mine on Sebuku Island could sink it?

DYK 16

... that during the Indonesian National Revolution the country's first flag, Bendera Pusaka (first hoisting pictured), was cut in half to save it from the Dutch military forces?
... that Jamila dan Sang Presiden, submitted to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, was initially written after the director received a UNICEF grant?
... that among Amir Hamzah's works are poems that are both explicitly religious and have an erotic element present?

DYK 17

... that in 1959, President Sukarno (pictured) declared himself to be also Prime Minister of Indonesia?
... that guerrilla fighter and National Heroine of Indonesia Martha Christina Tiahahu died in Dutch custody two days before her 18th birthday?
... that some tales have legendary robber Si Pitung losing his magical powers after being hit by rotten eggs?

DYK 18

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... that Blenduk Church (pictured) is the oldest church in Central Java?
... that Islam in Indonesia was introduced by sea traders from Gujarat, India, in the eleventh century?
... that the sea-faring Bugis of southern Sulawesi were trading with Aboriginal people of Northern Australia long before European colonists arrived in the area?

DYK 19

... that Indonesian journalist, S. K. Trimurti (pictured), who often used a pseudonym in her reporting to avoid arrest by Dutch colonial authorities, later became the country's first minister of labor?
... that Balai Pustaka, publisher of some of the most famous works of Indonesian literature, faces possible liquidation?
... that the Hooded Pitohui in New Guinea is one of the first documented poisonous birds?

DYK 20

... that the first offices of The Jakarta Post (logo pictured), which has been described as "Indonesia's leading English-language daily", were in a laundry room?
... that staff at the Indonesian film archives, Sinematek Indonesia, receive less than US$120 a month?
... that a common theme in modern Balinese literature is dealing with tourists?

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