A fact from Selwyn, New Zealand appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 September 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Selwyn in New Zealand, which celebrates its 150th birthday this month, was planned for 2,000 residents, but was depopulated by flooding and now has many derelict buildings (ruins pictured)?
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