From Quora:
Here are some trivia and little-known facts about Australia:
- In Australia, there are more kangaroos than people. (See here.)
- The city of Melbourne, Australia, used to be called Batmania. (See here.)
- In 1967, Australia’s Prime Minister went to the beach for a swim and was never seen again. (See here.)
- The SEX Party in Australia is looking to legalize marijuana, euthanasia, censorship, abortion, and tax the church. (See here.)
- An Iraqi man moved to Australia and used the Welfare System as income. Years later, he became successful and wrote a check to the government for every cent they gave him. (See here.)
- The Church of Scientology runs a child labor camp in Australia. (See here.)
- 24 rabbits that were introduced to Australia in 1859 had multiplied in number to over 2 million in ten years. (See here.)
- In Victoria, Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a light bulb. (See here.)
- There’s a river in Australia called the “Never Never River.” (See here.)
- Australia exports camels to Saudi Arabia. (See here.)
- 75% of Australia’s living species are unknown to man. (See here.)
- There is a mountain in Australia called Mt. Disappointment. Because its explorers found the view from it sub-par and wanted to reflect that. (See here.)
- In Australia, Burger King is called “Hungry Jack’s”. (See here.)
- The world’s largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station in Australia, is larger than Israel. (See here.)
- The town of Docker River in Australia was once invaded by 6,000 camels that came in search of water. (See here.)
- Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for over 27 years. (See here — says that there are almost 12,000 beaches, and that it would take you more than 32 years to visit them at a rate of one a day.)
- 10% of Britons think Australia is further away than the Moon, a survey found in 2013. (See here.)
- Australia’s Highway 1 is the world’s longest national highway. With about 14,500 km, (9,000 mi), it circumnavigates the entire country. (See here.)
- There’s a bookstore in Australia where books are wrapped in paper with short descriptions so no one can “judge a book by its cover.” (See here.)
- Australia’s National Science Agency claims to have invented the technology behind Wi-Fi and has sued companies using the technology without a license. (See here.)
- Australia has 10 times more camels than koalas. (See here.)
- Australian koalas are in danger of extinction because over half of them have chlamydia. (See here.)
- Australia is an island surrounded by more than 8,000 smaller islands. (See here.)
- The top ten deadliest snakes can be found in Australia. (See here.)
- The last time somebody died from a spider bite in Australia was in 1981. (See here.)
- There’s a plant, native to Australia, that will make you vomit in pure agony just by touching it. The sting is potent enough to kill humans and horses. (See here.)
- In 2013, A pig in Australia stole 18 beers from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to fight a cow. (See here.)
- In 2009, snipers were deployed in Australia to protect a colony of little penguins from predators. (See here.)
- You are required to show up to vote in Australia. If you don’t, you’ll face a fine. (See here.)
- The most valuable legal tender coin in the world is a US$1 million coin from Australia. Since it weighs 1,000 kg and is 99.99% pure gold, it is worth almost US$45 million. (See here.)