{"id":90,"date":"2023-01-25T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2023-01-25T22:23:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T22:23:12","slug":"trivia-about-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/trivia-about-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivia about Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/profile\/MrLots\/https-www-quora-com-What-trivia-and-or-little-known-facts-do-you-find-interesting-about-Australia-answer-Akshay-Rahar?ch=8&amp;oid=96362440&amp;share=e3fcb103&amp;srid=kT8p&amp;target_type=post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quora<\/a>:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-trivia-and-or-little-known-facts-do-you-find-interesting-about-Australia\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are some trivia and little-known facts about Australia:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Australia, there are\u00a0more kangaroos than people. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/magazine\/article\/australia-kangaroo-beloved-symbol-becomes-pest#:~:text=Australia%20is%20home%20to%2025,Aussies%20call%20%E2%80%9Cplague%20proportions.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-5724abd6c0130d90e2fea3ac20e09f0f.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The city of\u00a0Melbourne, Australia, used to be called\u00a0Batmania. (See <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mwf.com.au\/the-pigeonhole\/melbourne\/a-brief-history-of-melbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1967,\u00a0Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister\u00a0went to the beach for a swim and was\u00a0never seen again. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfsa.gov.au\/collection\/curated\/harold-holt-missing-prime-minister#:~:text=Breadcrumb&amp;text=Prime%20Minister%20Harold%20Holt%20disappeared,vanish%20while%20still%20in%20office%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-db90fee726eae7b0246517fa4f8653d9.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0SEX Party\u00a0in Australia is looking to\u00a0legalize marijuana, euthanasia, censorship, abortion, and tax the church. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Sex_Party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Iraqi man moved to\u00a0Australia\u00a0and used the\u00a0Welfare System as income. Years later, he became successful and\u00a0wrote a check to the government\u00a0for every cent they gave him. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/this-former-iraqi-asylum-seeker-tried-to-repay-centrelink-more-than-18000-after-he-became-a-success-2013-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Church of\u00a0Scientology\u00a0runs a\u00a0child labor camp\u00a0in Australia. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.crin.org\/en\/library\/news-archive\/australia-scientologys-child-labour-camp-exposed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24 rabbits\u00a0that were introduced to\u00a0Australia\u00a0in 1859 had\u00a0multiplied\u00a0in number to over\u00a02 million\u00a0in\u00a0ten years. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rabbit_plagues_in_Australia#:~:text=A%20population%20of%2024%20rabbits,mainland%20while%20island%20colonies%20thrived.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Victoria, Australia, only a\u00a0licensed electrician\u00a0is allowed to\u00a0change\u00a0a\u00a0light bulb. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/energymakeovers.com.au\/blog\/iillegal-change-light-bulb-victoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s a river\u00a0in Australia\u00a0called the\u00a0&#8220;Never Never River.&#8221; (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Never_Never_River\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia\u00a0exports camels\u00a0to Saudi Arabia. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/2038834.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>75%\u00a0of\u00a0Australia&#8217;s living\u00a0species are unknown\u00a0to man. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2014-09-07\/75-per-cent-of-species-unknown-fact-check\/5649858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a mountain in Australia called\u00a0Mt. Disappointment. Because its explorers found\u00a0the view from it sub-par\u00a0and wanted to reflect that. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Disappointment_(Australia)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Australia,\u00a0Burger King\u00a0is called\u00a0&#8220;Hungry Jack&#8217;s&#8221;. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hungry_Jack%27s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e9a6bd59ae06a65e86c37bf1cd677707.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The world&#8217;s\u00a0largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station in Australia, is\u00a0larger than Israel. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Creek_Station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The town of\u00a0Docker River\u00a0in Australia was once\u00a0invaded\u00a0by\u00a06,000 camels\u00a0that came in search of water. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2009\/nov\/26\/thristy-camels-terrorising-australian-town\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-d83311c3866a8c2d49952807abb8a6b4-lq\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia\u00a0has over\u00a010,000 beaches. You could\u00a0visit a new beach\u00a0every day for over\u00a027 years. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australia.com\/en-us\/things-to-do\/beaches-and-islands\/australias-best-beaches.html#:~:text=Australia%20has%20almost%2012%2C000%20beaches,the%20buzz%20of%20Bondi%20Beach.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> &#8212; 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.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10%\u00a0of Britons\u00a0think Australia\u00a0is\u00a0further away\u00a0than the\u00a0Moon, a survey found in 2013. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2013\/07\/12\/home-and-away-britons-believe-australia-is-farther-away-than-the-moon-3879872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia&#8217;s Highway 1 is the\u00a0world&#8217;s longest national highway. With about\u00a014,500 km, (9,000 mi), it circumnavigates the entire country. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Highway_1_(Australia)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s a bookstore in Australia where\u00a0books are wrapped in paper\u00a0with short descriptions so\u00a0no one\u00a0can &#8220;judge a book by its cover.&#8221; (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theodysseyonline.com\/elizabeths-bookshop-judge-book-cover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-0aa19f762213861027a0f0053ad4c759.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia&#8217;s National Science Agency\u00a0claims to have\u00a0invented\u00a0the technology behind\u00a0Wi-Fi\u00a0and has\u00a0sued companies\u00a0using the technology without a license. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2012\/04\/how-the-aussie-government-invented-wifi-and-sued-its-way-to-430-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia\u00a0has 10 times\u00a0more camels\u00a0than\u00a0koalas. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factslides.com\/i-3627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-3c5a4c6ad2a28e80c479e01dc544d1a0.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australian\u00a0koalas\u00a0are in danger of\u00a0extinction\u00a0because over half of them have\u00a0chlamydia. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/06\/australia\/australia-koala-chlamydia-intl-dst-hnk\/index.html#:~:text=For%20koalas%2C%20uncontrolled%20chlamydia%20can,to%20infertility%20or%20even%20death.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australia\u00a0is an island\u00a0surrounded\u00a0by more than\u00a08,000\u00a0smaller\u00a0islands. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfernnaturalhistory.com\/product\/australias-amazing-islands\/#:~:text=The%20Australian%20mainland%20is%20surrounded,occur%20nowhere%20else%20on%20Earth.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The top\u00a0ten deadliest snakes\u00a0can be found in\u00a0Australia. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au\/departments\/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology\/engage\/avru\/discover\/are-australian-snakes-the-deadliest-in-the-world#:~:text=And%20it's%20easy%20to%20believe,world%20are%20all%20from%20Australia.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-6eb4a07ca5a5c7b5683875705d56d634.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The last time somebody\u00a0died\u00a0from a\u00a0spider bite in Australia\u00a0was in\u00a01981. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/learn\/animals\/spiders\/spider-facts\/#:~:text=Has%20anyone%20died%20from%20a,in%20Australia%20in%20the%20past.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There&#8217;s a\u00a0plant, native to Australia, that will make you vomit in pure\u00a0agony\u00a0just by\u00a0touching it. The sting is potent enough to\u00a0kill humans\u00a0and horses. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/if-you-touch-this-plant-it-will-make-you-vomit-in-pure-1693770289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2013, A\u00a0pig\u00a0in Australia\u00a0stole 18 beers\u00a0from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to\u00a0fight a cow. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfdtv.com\/throwback-pig-steals-18-beers-gets-drunk-fights-cow#:~:text=Back%20in%202013%2C%20some%20campers,neighboring%20campsite%20witnessed%20the%20theft.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2009,\u00a0snipers\u00a0were deployed in Australia to protect a colony of little\u00a0penguins\u00a0from\u00a0predators. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2016-06-01\/sniper-needed-to-protect-penguins-on-tasmanian-beach-senator\/7466116#:~:text=In%202009%2C%20the%20National%20Parks,killed%20by%20foxes%20or%20dogs.&amp;text=Two%20shooters%20were%20employed%20to,and%20a%20fox%20baiting%20program.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are\u00a0required\u00a0to show up to\u00a0vote\u00a0in\u00a0Australia. If you don&#8217;t, you&#8217;ll face a fine. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/static.moadoph.gov.au\/ophgovau\/media\/images\/apmc\/docs\/62-Elections.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0most valuable\u00a0legal tender\u00a0coin\u00a0in the world is a US$1 million coin from Australia. Since it weighs\u00a01,000 kg\u00a0and is 99.99% pure gold, it is worth almost\u00a0US$45 million. (See <a href=\"https:\/\/joyofmuseums.com\/museums\/australasia-museums\/australian-museums\/museums-in-perth-australia\/perth-mint\/the-one-tonne-gold-coin\/#:~:text=This%20%E2%80%9COne%20Tonne%20Gold%20Australian,biggest%20and%20most%20valuable%20coin.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Quora: Here are some trivia and little-known facts about Australia:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}