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*The name Australia comes from the Latin Terra Australis Incognito which means the Unknown Southern Land.

*Dropbears are an evil species of koala that fall from trees and attack humans. The evil strain of koala don't actually exist. The story was created to fool Americans.

*The Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan has the most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is 110mg. That would probably be enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mices

*Post World War II - From 1945 through 1996, nearly 5.5 million immigrants settled in Australia.

*America's cup - In 1983, the yacht "Australia II" ended the Americans 132 year dominance of the America's cup

*A Sydney Australian football match was once stopped after fans smuggled a pig into the stadium, wrote the name of a big-boned player on the pig's side and then released it onto the ground.

*Rod Laver is the only male tennis player to win the grand slam and he did it twice.

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