![]() ![]() ![]() Originally built to keep dingos away from fertile land, Australia’s Dingo Fence (5,614 km) is longer than the Great Wall of China.ġ0. Australia is home to the longest fence in the world. ![]() Did you know that Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital?ĩ. Per capita, Australians spend more bucks on gambling than any other nation, with over 80 percent of Aussies engaging in gambling of some kind.Ĩ. Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.ħ. From a starting price of A$0.01, the price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction. An Aussie man once tried to sell his neighbor, New Zealand, on eBay. Australia has 3 times more sheep than its people.ĥ. Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.Ĥ. Every year on 26 January, Brisbane hosts the world championships of cockroach racing.ģ. If you visit a new beach in Australia every day, it will take you over 27 years to see them all as there 10,685 beaches.Ģ. Incredible, isn’t it? With over 25.7 million people, Australia is not only one of the best countries to visit, but it is also a country filled with interesting facts that you should know. There have been instances of wallabies getting high after breaking into opium crops, then running around and making what look like crop circles similar to the science fiction thriller, Signs.80% of Australia’s plants and animals are unique to Australia and are found nowhere else in the world. There are 60 designated wine regions in Australia, producing approximately 1.35 trillion bottles of wine every year.Īnd just because I found this too funny to miss: Originally built to keep dingos away from fertile land, the fence is now 5,614 km long. Also, 20 percent of the world’s poker machines are found in Australia.ĭid you know that Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital?Īustralia is home to the longest fence in the world. Per capita, Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation, with over 80 percent of Australian adults engage in gambling of some kind. Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.Though I would suggest a wide berth to dangerous (usually venomous) animals like the blue ring octopus, the stone fish and funnel web spider. A selfie with cuddly marsupials like koalas, quokkas, wombats and kangaroos are only possible in Australia. Most of Australia's exotic flora and fauna cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s time to change that Euro Trip idea? The Australian Alps receive more snowfall than Switzerland. The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne Victoria.Īn Australian man once tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. If you visit one new beach in Australia every day, it would take over 27 years to see them all.Įach year, Brisbane hosts the world championships of cockroach racing.Īustralia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.Īustralia has three times more sheep than people. Australia is a land of diversity, food, history and some well-loved weirdness! For a quick doze of some really crazy facts about Australia, check out this list below. ![]()
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