Do you who invented selfie
Do you know about happiest animal in the world?
Have you ever heard about pink lake?
Australia is one of the developed countries of the world.
Australia is very famous for Kangaroo and Emu.
Along with the kangaroo and emu, you will find different types of animals here.
The culture here is also ancient with its unique biodiversity.
So let's explore top 10 interesting facts about Australia.
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| Australia |
#Fact no. 1
There is no shortage of beaches in Australia.
Many people come here to spend their holidays in summer.
But do you know how many beaches there are in Australia?
There are a total of 10,000 beaches.
If you plan to visit all the beaches in then it will take you 27 years to visit all the beaches.
One more fact is that Fraser island of Australia is the most dangerous beach in the world.
#Fact no. 2
Many sports are played in Australia.
Cricket and football are specially popular sports here.
Along with cricket and football, many sports such as rugby, basketball, golf are played here.
Even so many sports being famous, there is no national sport here.
Yes.
Australia has no national sport.
#Fact no. 3
You must have heard the word selfie.
Nowadays, everyone takes their selfies and uploads on Instagram or Facebook.
According to a research, more than 25 billion selfies have been uploaded on the internet so far.
But do you know that the word selfie was invented in Australia.
Yes.
The term Selfie was first used by a drunk Australian.
After this, it became so popular that the Oxford university declared it as a word of the year.
#Fact no. 4
I told you in my previous article that there are many sheep in New Zealand.(Read 10 extraordinary facts )
Like New Zealand, Australia also has a lot of sheep.
The population of Australia in 2019 was 25.17 million.
But the number of sheep here was 63.7 million.
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| Sheeps |
#Fact no. 5
Do you know who is the happiest animal in the world?
Quokka is called the world's happiest animal.
This animal has now become a tourist attraction.
Quokka's are mostly found on Rottnest Island of Australia.
Quokka belongs to Kangaroo family.
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| Quokka |
#Fact no. 6
Emu is one of Australia's major attractions.
But do you know that there was a war in Australia once against these emus.
Yes.
During 1932, farmers in Australia were troubled by emus.
Emus used to destroy crops.
Therefore, the Emu War started here in 1932.
The soldiers were told to kill all of Emu.
But the shocking fact is that Emus won this battle.
Yes.
The soldiers could not even kill half Emu.
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| Emu |
#Fact no . 7
You must have seen lakes.
But have you ever seen the pink lake?
What??
How this is possible?
Yes.
There is also a pink lake in Australia.
This lake is in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Australia.
The color of this lake has become pink due to Microscopic Algae.
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| Pink Lake:- Australia(Aussie oc/Wikimedia commons) |
#Fact no. 8
Uluru is also one of Australia's major attractions along with Kangaroo and Emu.
Uluru, also known as Ayers rock, is located right in the middle of this continent.
Uluru is not a mountain but it is the largest sandstone in the world.
Yes.
The height of this stone is 2831 feet.
This huge sandstone is sacred to indigenous Australians
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| Uluru/Ayers rock |
#Fact no . 9
Have you ever bought or sold items from eBay?
eBay is a website where things are bought at Auction.
On this website, we can win as many of the smallest and the biggest things in the auction.
But can anyone ever auction any country on eBay?
What??
How this is possible?
This happened once in Australia.
A man from Brisbane once puts New Zealand on auction.
The starting price of the auction was $ 0.01.
This price was further increased to $ 3000.
But when eBay became aware of this madness, the company immediately closed this auction.
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| ebay logo |
#Fact no. 10
Have you ever heard of cockroach racing?
Cockroach racing is a club gaming activity in which cockroaches race.
But this game is now played at the international level as well.
International cockroach racing takes place in Brisbane, Australia.
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| Cockroach racing (Sean Savage /Wikimedia commons) |
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