Australia Facts

In 2007, an unmanned yacht was discovered drifting off the coast of Australia. The engine and a laptop were running, the radio and GPS were working and a meal was set to eat, but the three-man crew were not on board.

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According to news reports, a feral pig in Australia drank 18 cans of beer, brawled with a cow, and then passed out under a tree.

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The Tree Lobster, once thought to be extinct, is an insect that can grow to the size of a human hand, and it can only be found on a small island of rock that is Ball's Pyramid, Australia.

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In 2011, Mortal Kombat was banned in Australia.

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Australia's Prime Minister in 1967 Went Swimming and Was Never Found

In 1967, Australia's Prime Minister, Harold Holt, decided to go swimming one day and was never seen again.

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In Australia, there are spiders big enough to eat snakes.

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In 1996, an Iraqi man named Sam Eisho moved to Australia and used the welfare system as income. Some years later, he became successful and wrote a cheque for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (every cent they gave him).

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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.

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