10 OUTRAGEOUS FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT AUSTRALIA!
By CHOZ ONLINE
We are CHOZ and we love to see Straya through new eyes! As usual, we wanted to surprise you with some good content and knowledge! We teamed up Australian Facts to provide you with 10 facts you didn't know about Australia!
1 - AUSTRALIA INVENTED THE WORD "SELFIE"
'Selfie' is believed to have first been used by Australian man Nathan Hope who shared an image of his busted lip in a forum post in 2002. The word gained international acclaim when it was named the Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year in 2013!
2 - MELBOURNE USED TO BE "BATMANIA"
Melbourne was briefly named 'Batmania' after one of its founders, John Batman. Before being officially named Melbourne, the town had several interim names including Bearbrass, Bareport, Bareheep, Barehurp and Bareberp!
3 - THERE ARE EXACTLY 82 BOXES ON BRIGHTON BEACH
The Brighton bathing boxes have been a part of the suburb’s life for more than 100 years. Brighton Historical Society member Dianne Reed believes the first was built back in the 1800s, when women used them to get dressed in.
4 - IF YOU VISITED ONE NEW BEACH IN AUSTRALIA EVERY DAY, IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN 27 YEARS TO SEE THEM ALL.
The coastline of the Australian mainland stretches more than 47,000 km and the University of Sydney has counted 10,685 beaches in Australia. Any plans for the next 30 years? ⛱
5 - EACH WEEK, 70 TOURISTS OVER STAY THEIR VISAS!
We all love Australia and everybody wants to enjoy the most liveable country in the world, but almost 70 new illegal overstayers go missing every week in Australia and there are now 60,000 who cannot be found by immigration authorities.
6 - AUSSIES DRINK 96 LITRES OF BEER PER YEAR!
There were almost 184 million Litres of pure alcohol available for consumption in Australia in last year. This was made up of approximately 76 million litres of beer, 69 million litres of wine, 35 million litres of spirits and 4 million litres of cider! Cheers, mate!
7 - AUSTRALIA HAS 10 TIMES MORE CAMELS THAN KOALAS.
Yes! While the koala is a cuddly symbol of Australia, there are actually 10 times as many wild camels. Introduced in the 1800s to provide transportation through the country's desert heart, one million camels now roam the vast outback!
8 - THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN AUSTRALIA IS...
Forget about the sharks, the spiders and the crocodiles, the real killer is the Box Jellyfish! They have caused more than 60 deaths in Australia in the past hundred years!
9 - BEFORE 1902, IT WAS ILLEGAL TO SWIM AT THE BEACH DURING THE DAY.
Australia's first official surf lifesaving club - the first in the world - was founded at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, in 1906. There was little need for surf lifesaving clubs much before this time as it was illegal to swim in the surf during daylight hours before 1902. It was seen as immoral, and men and women could only 'bathe' in the early morning and late evening, and never at the same time!
10 - AUSTRALIA HAS THE BEST SUNSETS IN THE WORLD!
We have to admit, the sunset is always a must see in Australia! Enjoy this one on St Kilda Beach! We hope you enjoyed the knowledge, join us on CHOZ for the best travel videos and secret spots around the globe!
