Top 7 Crazy Facts About Australia

1. If you visit a new beach in Australia every day, it would take you more than 27 years to see them all.

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2. Brisbane hosts the World Cockroach Racing Championships each year.

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3. Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.

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4. Australia has three times more sheep than people.

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5. An Australian once tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.

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6. Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.

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7. There are 60 designated wine regions in Australia, producing approximately 1.35 trillion bottles of wine every year.

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