25/01/2022
Australia is a land of diversity, food, history and some well-loved weirdness! Here are som really crazy facts about OZ:
1. 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘There are over 60 different types of Kangaroo.
2. 🦘🦘🦘🐦🐦🐦Both kangaroos and emus lack the ability to walk backwards and it was for this reason they were chosen for Australia’s coat of arms – to symbolise a country always moving forwards.
3. Australian’s eat both of the animals on the countries national emblem which is kangaroo and emu 🙃🙃🙄😬😬!
4. 🪳🪳🪳🥇🥇🏆Brisbane holds the World Championship of Cockroach Racing each year (On Australia day no less!)
5. 🐑🐑🐑🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼 There are 63.8 million sheep in Australia. Sheep outnumber people 2.5 to 1 (in 2020).
6. 🌊🌊🏊♀️🌊🌊 Between 1838 and 1902, it was illegal to swim at the beach during the day (in NSW).
7. 🃏♠️♦️♣️♥️🎰20% of the worlds gambling machines (pokies) can be found in Australia, with more than 80% of Aussie’s participating in some form of gambling (move over, Las Vegas!).
8. ☀️🌊🏝🏖⛱🌊Australia is home to 10,685 beaches which means it would take over 29 years to visit a different one every day!
9. 🏫🏛🇦🇺🏢🏦 Canberra was decided as the capital city of Australia because in bygone times, Sydney and Melbourne couldn’t stop arguing who should get it and to be honest, the rivalry about who is ‘better’ city continues to this day!
10. 💃💃🕺🕺🧏🏻♂️ Each week, more than 70 people overstay their Visa. This one isn’t really a weird fact about Australia, I mean, who wouldn’t want to stay?!
Those who are staying in Australia and those who visited Australia, we all believe that Australia is one of the most incredible countries in the world.
🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺So, happy OZ Day!!!!!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
