Published On:2015/11/16
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25 Facts About Australia
There is no place in the world like Australia, here 25 facts about Australia that show why it is so unique 25...
25.
There is a lake in Australia called Lake Hillier, that is a bright shade of pink unlike with other similar lakes, scientists are still not completely sure why.
24.
according to scientists about 3 quarters of the species that make Australia home have yet to be discovered.
23.
in 2009 Iraqi refugee tries to pay back the Australian Government for all the welfare payments he took before starting his successful construction company.
22.
Australia’s national science agency claims to have basically invented wifi and has even sued over it.
21.
in Australia there are more Kangaroos than people.
20.
there is a river called the never-never river.
19.
in 1892, several hundred people left Australia to create new Australia which was supposed to be a utopian society in middle of Paraguay.
18.
the stinging Bush makes you vomit just by touching it.
17.
the city of Melbourne used to be called bat mania.
16.
Australia claims the largest part of Antarctica 5.8 million square km or 2.2 million square miles.
15.
in 1859, 22 rabbits were introduced to a rabbit less Australia in 1869, the cotton it was haunted to million rabbits.
14.
highway one is the world’s longest national highway, its 14500 km and in circles the entire country.
13.
there is a mountain called about disappointment because the explorers who reached its summit were not satisfied with the view.
12.
elizabeth’s bookshop in Newtown wraps its books in paper with a short description on them so that nobody can judge a book by its cover.
11.
in spite of its bad reputation the last time somebody died a spider bite in Australia was in 1981.
10.
Creek Station the world’s largest cattle ranch is bigger than the entire country over Israel.
9.
in Victoria only a licensed electrician is allowed to change light bulbs
8.
Australia is home to the top 10 deadliest snakes in the world.
7.
Australia exports camels to Saudi Arabia.
6.
recently 6.000 marauding camels invaded the town of docker river in search of water.
5.
in fact although the country is known for curly koalas it has ten times more camels.
4.
10 percent of people surveyed in England thought Australia was farther away than the moon.
3.
the continent slash country Australia is an island surrounded by more than 8.000 smaller islands.
2.
to with over 10 thousand beaches you can visit a different beach every single day for the next 30 years.
1.
their burger king is called hungry jack’s because when BK first expanded to Australia the name was already trademarked by a take away food shops in Adelaide.
By: Samia