WTF Fun Fact – Skylab Reward
In 1979, when the Skylab re-entry approached and headed for Australia, the San Francisco Examiner offered $10,000 to the first … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Heart Attack Mondays
According to an Australian study, more people are diagnosed with serious heart conditions, including heart attacks, on Mondays than any … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Pilbara School Train
In the remote Pilbara region of Australia, an aboriginal community built a train to carry their children to school. The … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Gold Find On Dog Walk
An Australian man and his two daughters found a gold nugget weighing 624 grams (worth ~$35,000) while walking their dog. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Reef Protector
The Australian Great Barrier Reef is under attack by venomous sea stars known as crown-of-thorns starfish. Scientists created a robot … Read More & Source
Fun Fact – Australia’s own Night Watch
Australia’s first police force (the Night Watch) was made up of 12 of the best behaved criminals. – WTF Fun … Read More & Source
Drunken Aussie Birds
The Australian Rainbow Lorikeet routinely gets drunk on the fermented crimson flower nectar from the Weeping Boer-bean tree and make … Read More & Source
australias largest lizard the perentie can run
Australia’s largest lizard, the Perentie, can run as fast as Usain Bolt. They can grow to over 8 ft in … Read More & Source