20 Interesting facts about Australia

Australia was a convict colony, while the USA was founded by religious zealots. Yet, the homicide rate in the latter is five times higher. Tweet This

Melbourne used to be called Batmania (John Batman was one of its founders). Tweet This

Kangaroos and emus are on the coat of arms because they never walk backwards. However, not many countries worldwide eat the animals on their coat of arms. Tweet This

It is illegal to walk on the right-hand side of a footpath. Tweet This

In 2001, the largest international football match score occurred – 31-0, when Australia beat American Samoa. Tweet This

Despite all speaking English, Australian, British and American Sign Languages are completely different. Tweet This

Durack is Australia’s biggest electorate. It is larger than Mongolia. Tweet This

Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia. Tweet This

In Victoria, it is illegal to wear hot pink pants on Sunday afternoons. Tweet This

In 1993, Melbourne started the world’s first gay and lesbian radio station – Joy Radio. Tweet This

Australia is 12 times larger than Europe’s largest country France. Tweet This

In New South Wales, there is a coal fire which has been burning underground for some 5,500 years. Tweet This

On average, every year there is one fatal crocodile attack. Tweet This

In 1979, debris from space station ‘Skylab’ crashed in Esperance, WA. The town fined NASA $400 for littering. Tweet This

An Australian man once tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. Tweet This

In 1940, two aircraft collided in the air, in NSW. Both planes became stuck together and had a safe landing. Tweet This

In 1992, a gambling syndicate bought almost all number combinations in a Virginia lottery, and won. They risked $5 million to win $27 million. Tweet This

A gay bar in Melbourne was granted an exemption to anti-discrimination laws and can now ban women from the premises, as they made its clients “feel uncomfortable”. Tweet This

The largest Australian airline Qantas performed an interstate flight with an airplane, working on cooking oil. Tweet This

If you visited one new beach in Australia daily, it would take you 28 years to see them all. Tweet This