The 15 Most Outrageous And Remarkable Facts About Australia
by N/A, 9 years ago |
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All the things you never knew you never knew about the Aussies.
1. In ALL of Australia, not just its major city, there are only 23 million people.
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2. The poisonous animal thing is WAY overplayed.
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Maybe one or two deaths from snakebites occur each year, out of the thousands of reported bites. It's not as terrifying as it seems.
3. Same goes with sharks.
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One fatal shark attack per year, compared to the hundreds people imagine.
4. People definitely flock to the coast when looking for places to live.
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5. Australians make their money in creative ways...
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6. Australians actually make the world's biggest gamblers, averaging more than $1100 per person .
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7. The country is still technically ruled by the Queen of England, despite the fact that's clearly just for show.
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8. Mosquitos actually ARE as bad as you've heard.
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9. Australians actually do air dry clothes.
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10. They rock the half flush.
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11. Australians drive on the opposite side of the road as Americans, much like the United Kingdom.
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12. There's no tipping down in Australia.
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13. There really aren't any guns in Australia.
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And naturally, there haven't been any mass shootings since they got rid of them. Why isn't everyone doing this...?
14. Australian bacon is more like Canadian than American bacon.
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15. There's kangaroo and emu meat galore in Australian grocery stores.
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Do not show me this again