91 Gnarly Facts From the Land Down Under – Australia

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76Cannabis

Cannabis

Although cannabis is illegal in Australia, there's a town named Nimbin in New South Wales revolving almost only around weed selling and weed tourism where cannabis is both sold and grown openly.


77. The US, Canadian and Australian consumption of cannabis per capita is more than double that of the Dutch, despite it being legal in Netherlands.


78. A border collie (Sophie Tucker) in Australia fell off a boat during a huge storm and swam 5 nautical miles through shark-infested waters and survived a month off wild goats until rescued by the coast guard


79. New Zealand is listed as a state of Australia in the Australian constitution and can join the Australian confederation if they choose to.


80. There's a stinging tree called the Gympie Gympie in Australia that produces a toxin so painful, it has driven people and animals to suicide. It has been described as being sprayed with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time. A soldier was reported to have shot himself after using the tree as toilet paper.


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81Sailors

Sailors

In 2002, while returning to the US, the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier stopped in Australia, where the sailors wore out the local sex workers to the point the brothel had to close down temporarily.


82. Members of the band "Good Charlotte" protested against KFC's treatment of chickens. Then in 2012 and 2013 appeared in a number of KFC commercials in Australia and even tried to set a world record for eating KFC on "Australia's Got Talent."


83. After phasing out the Australian 1 and 2 cent coins in 1991, they were melted down and used in the Sydney 2000 Olympics as Bronze Medals.


84. While playing cricket for Australia, David Boon is said to have consumed 52 cans of beer on a flight from Sydney to London in 1989.


85. There's a town in Australia where half of its population live in caves carved underground to stay away from the heat.


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86Merrica River

Merrica River

There is a perennial river named Merrica in New South Wales, Australia


87. Mary Donaldson, a 28-year-old Australian who worked at a real estate firm, met a Danish guy at a Sydney pub in the year 2000. He was Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and she is now the Crown Princess of Denmark.


88. Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, because everyone in front of him crashed, three races in a row.


89. Australian serial killer Ivan Milat lost 25kg from a failed hunger strike in prison when he was denied a PlayStation.


90. Cattle and sheep emit 11% of Australia’s greenhouse gasses. Switching over to kangaroos for meat production would eliminate this.


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91Zero emission electricity

Zero emission electricity

Australia uses the motion of the ocean to generate zero-emission electricity and desalinate water simultaneously

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