Australia is a breathtaking destination with ample of places to explore. With gorgeous coastlines and spectacular surrounding this destination attracts the tourists from almost all across the globe. Being a land of diversity, delectable food, interesting history; Australia also has some interesting weirdness. Below is the list of some crazy yet interesting facts about this marvelous destination. If you want to witness the astounding charm and weirdness of this destination then plan Australia tour with best packages from EaseMyTrip.com.
• Every year the famous city Brisbane hosts the world championships of cockroach racing. Shocking na?
• It is the only continent in the whole world which don’t have an active volcano.
• There are less people and more sheep in Australia.
• You might laugh a little louder after this one, as once an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.
• If you try to explore a one new beach everyday you might cover all the beaches in approx 27 years.
• Maximum Greek population after Athens in Greece is found in Melbourne Victoria.
• Australian Alps receive more snowfall than Switzerland. Yes, it’s true! Now you can change your plan for Euro Trip.
• It is also interesting that Australia’s exotic flora and fauna cannot be found anywhere else across the globe. Another thing for animal aficionados is that a selfie with marsupials are only possible in this destination.
• Australia is on the 2nd position in the world for offering women the right to vote in 1902.
• Australia is also a home of the largest fence in the world. This fence was however built to keep the dingos away from the fertile land. The fence is 5614 kilometers long.
• Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing on the matter that which city should be the capital of Australia & hence Canberra was selected as the capital city finally.
• 1.35 trillion bottles of wine is produced in Australia every year because there are 60 designated wine regions in this country.
• Per capita, Australian people are the ones who spend more money on gambling than any other nation. Approc 80 % of the Australian adults engage themselves in gambling. Moreover, 20 % of the poker machines from all across the globe are found in Australia.