in japan they eat whale cum
The low frequency call of the humpback whale is the loudest noise made by a living creature.
the cassowary is australias deadliest animal
a kangaroo is a macropod = big footed and largest marsupial in the world
Australia is the largest exporter of coal, wool, aluminium, diamonds, sheep, lead zinc and sand.
people here with hiv/aids is 0.01%
100% of our population can read and write at 15
we have 6 states and 2 territories
legal age here to drink grog etc or go pub is 18 yrs
Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of illicit opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivation
Every second around 100 lightning bolts strike the Earth.
If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour.
The Australian billygoat plum contains 100 times more vitamin C than an orange.
Astronauts cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.
The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus - In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.
The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.
A quarter of the world's plants are threatened with extinction by the year 2010.
The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.