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22 Australia fun facts

46The world’s first compulsory seat belt law was put into place in Victoria in 1970. Tweet This


47There is an annual world championship of cockroach racing in Brisbane. Tweet This



48Canberra was created in 1908 as a compromise when Sydney and Melbourne both insisted to be the capital city. Tweet This



49An Australian election TV debate was rescheduled so it didn’t conflict with the reality cooking show MasterChef. Tweet This


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50Chinese explorers travelled to Australia long before Europeans arrived. Tweet This


51The first European to ever visit Australia was the Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon, in 1606. Tweet This


australia fun facts 52Captain James Cook first landed on Australia’s east coast in 1770. Tweet This


53Perth has more cafés per capita than any other city in the world. Tweet This


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54Apart from being the biggest island in the world, Australia is as well a continent, but the smallest, the lowest and flattest of all. Also the driest inhabited one. Tweet This


55Australia produces 95% of the world’s opal and 99% of the rare black opal. Tweet This


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56Kargoorlie, Western Australia is the world’s largest producer of gold today. Tweet This



57Australia has about 25,000 known species of plants (Europe has only 18,000). Tweet This


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58Some Australian inventions: ultrasound, tank, refrigerator, pre-paid postage, airplane black box, lawn mowers with engines, smoke alarm, pacemaker, electric drill, and the car radio. Tweet This


59Australia has 10 deserts. The biggest such one is the Great Victorian Desert, larger than the UK. Tweet This


60The first official World Surfing Championship was in Sydney, in 1964. Tweet This


61Some Australian Hollywood stars: Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Errol Flynn, Paul Hogan, Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana. Tweet This


62There are approximately 1,500 species of spiders in Australia. Two of them are deadly. Tweet This


63In Australia you drive on the left side of the road. Tweet This


australia fun facts 6420 of the top 25 most venomous snakes come from Australia. Tweet This


65Mining is a major industry in Australia, but pubs actually take up more land space than the mines do. Tweet This


66Camels, cane toads, foxes, rabbits, goats, pigs, buffalo, and feral cats are all introduced species and some of them currently cause great problems. Tweet This


67Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) is the biggest rock monolith in the world. It is 3.6 km (2 mi) long, 1.9 km (a mile) wide and 348 metres (1,150 ft.) high. Tweet This

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